Matthew Cross (cricketer)

Matty Cross
Personal information
Full name Matthew Henry Cross
Born (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992
Aberdeen, Scotland
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 55) 23 January 2014 v Canada
Last ODI 26 January 2016 v Hong Kong
ODI shirt no. 9
T20I debut (cap 34) 4 July 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I 12 March 2016 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2014 Nottinghamshire
2013 Loughborough MCCU
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 18 19 5 37
Runs scored 240 306 130 680
Batting average 14.11 21.85 16.25 21.25
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/4
Top score 55 60 30 88
Catches/stumpings 36/1 10/5 8/0 47/7
Source: CricketArchive, 12 March 2016

Matthew Henry Cross (born 15 October 1992 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire and Scotland, he is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.[1]

Cross made his One Day International debut for Scotland against Canada on 23 January 2014.[2]

Career stats

Matthew Cross served as the Scotland U19 vice-captain during the 2011 U19 World Cup. He is studying Engineering at Loughborough University.[3]

Matthew became a member of Aberdeenshire CC at age nine. His performances with Loughbourgh MCCU and Scotland U19s were considered outstanding. In his career, he has also represented Nottinghamshire 2nd XI and Academy. He made a debut in the Scottish Saltries in the 2013 YB40 match against Hampshire staged at the Ageas Bowl.[3]

Matthew bettered his career stats more in 2013 as he got a break into the Scotland senior squad, which was followed by his selection for the T20 squad to participate in the 2013 World Cup Qualifiers in the UAE.[3]

International career

Twenty20 International Cricket

Player of the Series Awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Scotland in Ireland 2015 108 runs with 1 fifty. avg. 54.00. SR 168.75 ; WK 1 ct. (4 matches)  Scotland won the series 2-0.[4]

References

  1. "Player Profile: Matty Cross". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/696731.html
  3. 1 2 3 "MATTHEW CROSS". cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. "Scotland in Ireland T20I Series, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

External links

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