Matt Floyd

Matt Floyd
Born Matthew Kabir Floyd
(1980-11-30) 30 November 1980
London, England
Residence London
Nationality British
Education University College School, Keble College, Oxford
Occupation Television presenter
Employer Sky Sports
Television Cricket AM, IPL

Matt Floyd (born 30 November 1980) is a British broadcaster who works for Sky Sports.

During his TV career, he has presented coverage of several major sporting events including the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the Indian Premier League.[1] He was the main television presenter of Cricket AM with Sarah-Jane Mee.[2]

Early Life

Floyd was born in London, England, and was educated at University College School in London. He obtained a 2:1 degree in Classics from Keble College, Oxford University and played for the university's cricket team for four years. He scored a first-class hundred (128 not out) in the Varsity Match against Cambridge University.[3][4]

Television broadcasting career

Floyd presented Cricket AM, the cricket version of Soccer AM, for Sky Sports. He regularly presents the coverage of the Indian Premier League. Although he specialises in cricket he has also been the main presenter for Sky Sports coverage of Spanish Football's La Liga.[5]

He is a regular contributor to the Sky Sports blogs, especially during the Indian Premier League season.[6] He has been referred to as having the 'hardest job' in IPL broadcasting.[7] He has also hosted the prestigious English Cricket Board 'Coach of the Year' Awards.[8]

Charity participation

He has played in several celebrity charity cricket events, including at his cricket club Hampstead CC, with other celebrities including Tom Felton and Jim Carter. He also participated in the 'Strictly Come Cricket' match at Wormsley Park with Andy Caddick, Matthew Hoggard and John Emburey for the Lord's Taverners charity.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sky Sports announces 2015 Cricket World Cup plans". Sport-onthebox.xom. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Cricket fails the cool test even with disco umpires and crick-babes | Barney Ronay | Sport". Theguardian.com. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Matt joins Cricket AM | Cricket News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  4. ↑ Hodgkinson, Mark (2001-07-02). "University Match: Landmark for Floyd in epic effort". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Football Commentators Thread (Part 16) - Page 82 - Broadcasting - Digital Spy Forums". Forums.digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  6. ↑ Last Updated: 21/05/15 10:47am. "IPL: Matt Floyd expects Chennai and Mumbai to meet again in final | Cricket News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  7. ↑ Moore, Tom (2015-04-16). "How Sky Sports produce the Indian Premier League". Get West London. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Student wins ECB young coach of the year award | Blog | Southampton Solent University". Official.blog.solent.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  9. ↑ Tom Marshall. "Harry Potter and Downton Abbey stars join England internationals at Hampstead Cricket Club’s celebrity match - News - Hampstead Highgate Express". Hamhigh.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  10. ↑ "It's Strictly Come Cricket at Wormsley as stars raise money for the Taverners | Lord's Taverners". Lordstaverners.org. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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