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| Full name | Matthew Montgomery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 41) | 28 July 2023 v Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Montgomery (born 10 May 2000) is a South African-born cricketer.
Career
Known mainly for his batting skills, he made his Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2018. In January 2019, he was named as the captain of the South Africa national under-19 cricket team, ahead of their tour to India. He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 17 January 2019.
He made his List A debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 20 January 2019, scoring a century. He was the leading run-scorer for KwaZulu-Natal in the tournament, with 221 runs in four matches.
Montgomery joined Nottinghamshire as a trialist in 2019 while studying at nearby Loughborough University. After impressing in the second XI, he signed his first professional contract with the club in 2021. Montgomery made his County Championship debut in July 2022, going on to score 369 runs in eight First Class innings that season, including a career-best 178 against Durham, as the club won Division Two and earning himself a new three-year contract.
References
- "Matthew Montgomery". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Pool B, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Durban, Jan 17-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Pool B, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Durban, Jan 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2018/19 - KwaZulu-Natal: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire: Matthew Montgomery signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- "MONTGOMERY SIGNS PROFESSIONAL DEAL". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- "Matthew Montgomery signs three-year contract with Nottinghamshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
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