Craig Matthews
(Republic of) South Africa
Craig Russell Matthews
Born: 15 February 1965, Cape TownMajor Teams: (Republic of) South Africa, Western Province.
Known As: Craig Matthews
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
ODI Debut: 12 November 1991 v India, Gwalior
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 18 25 6 348 62* 18.31 - 1 4 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 663.2 231 1502 52 28.88 5-42 2 - 2.26
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 43 19 6 124 26 9.53 - - 6 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 393.5 48 1558 66 23.60 4-10 - 3.95
1996 World Cup Profile:
Craig Matthews, the vice-captain of the South African squad is a medium-fast bowler of unerring accuracy. Always bowling in the channel of off-stump and outside, Matthews often frustrates batsmen into false strokes. He often opens the bowling for South Africa in one-day internationals and seldom goes for more than four runs per over. Matthews is also a good lower order batsmen and has made useful runs in test as well as one-day cricket. Like all South African fast bowlers he is an excellent fielder possesing a strong arm when fielding in the deep and good catching ability when fielding in the slips or at gully.help@cricinfo.com