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Craig Matthews

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South AfricaSA
FULL NAMECraig Russell Matthews
BORN15 Feb 1965, Cape Town Cape Province
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm fast-medium
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 252
DEBUTNov 1992
LATESTDec 1995
ODI
Cap 13
DEBUTNov 1991
LATESTSep 1996
◈ INSIGHTSDay 268 / 365
1

Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents Craig has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

2

The Venues tab ranks every ground Craig has played at, by total runs. Find the favourite fortresses.

3

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Craig.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
489
AVERAGE
15.28
STRIKE RATE
56.53
HIGH SCORE
62
50S
1
SIXES
4
INNINGS
47
WICKETS
131
ECONOMY
3.28

Recent form

All matches →
199615 matches
27
AVG 27.00 · SR 58.70 · HS 1017 wkts
▲ AVG +11.72 vs career  ·  ▲ +15.00 vs 1995  ·  SR +2.17
19955 matches
60
AVG 12.00 · SR 41.96 · HS 2611 wkts
▼ AVG -3.28 vs career  ·  SR -14.57
1994Career best
194
AVG 17.64 · SR 48.02
▲ AVG +2.36 vs career
1992Career worst · 7 matches
2
AVG 2.00 · SR 100.00
▼ AVG -13.28 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 18 MATCHES
348
AVG 18.32  ·  SR 44.85  ·  HS 62  ·  WKTS 52
ODI · 56 MATCHES
141
AVG 10.85  ·  SR 69.80  ·  HS 26  ·  WKTS 79
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1994
194 runs · avg 17.64
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1994
35 wickets · econ 3.98

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
9293949596
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1996152727.0058.700
199556012.0041.960
1994226110.1775.310
19935196.3361.290
1992722.00100.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
193avg 21.44 · SR 63.28
India
106avg 26.50 · SR 42.91
New Zealand
68avg 11.33 · SR 58.12
Australia
57avg 6.33 · SR 29.23
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England1319321.4463.2862—119View→
India1510626.5042.9131——23View→
New Zealand106811.3358.1226——26View→
Australia16576.3329.2331——40View→
Sri Lanka22626.0083.8715——3View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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The Wanderers Stadium
96avg 19.20 · HS 31
Lord's
66avg 33.00 · HS 41
Headingley
62avg 62.00 · HS 62
Eden Park
30avg 30.00 · HS 26
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
The Wanderers Stadium39619.2038.8731——16View→
Lord's16633.0089.1941——3View→
Headingley16262.0062.0062—12View→
Eden Park13030.0066.6726——5View→
Old Trafford12626.0089.6626——1View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches