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Full name | Matthew Steven Lineker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Derby, Derbyshire, England | 22 January 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011–2012 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 23 August 2011 Derbyshire v Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 29 August 2011 Derbyshire v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 March 2013 |
Matthew Steven "Matt" Lineker (born 12 January 1985 in Derby,England) is an English cricketer,a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Derbyshire;he is currently a free agent. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Essex in August 2011. Lineker signed a summer contract with Derbyshire in 2010 for the 2011 season. Lineker had been a regular scorer in the Derbyshire Premier League before signing for Derbyshire. [1] [2]
Lineker made his first-class debut against Essex on 23 August 2011. He opened the Derbyshire innings along with Martin Guptill and went for a fourteen-ball duck as Derbyshire made only 132 in the innings. In the second innings he performed slightly better hitting 16 runs from 39 balls in a drawn match at Chelmsford. [3] He made his one-day cricket debut three days later against Kent. He made 13 runs from 23 balls opening with Chesney Hughes as Derbyshire chased 209 for victory. Derbyshire won the match by 3 wickets. [4] He was released after just one season at Derbyshire.
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