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Full name | Matthew Thomas Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 15 January 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Munster Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021- | Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,01 Apr 2024 |
Matthew Foster (born 15 January 2000) is an Irish cricketer currently playing for Northern Knights in Irish provincial competition. He plays club cricket for CSNI in the NCU Premier League.
While studying Sports Performance Analysis at Cardiff Met University [1] he made his first-class debut on 31 March 2019,for Cardiff MCCU against Sussex,as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. [2]
Foster made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Cup in Ireland on 20 August 2019. [3] Having switched to Munster Reds for the 2020 season [4] he made his Twenty20 debut for them in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 20 August 2020. [5]
He returned to the Knights for the 2021 season. [6]
In March 2023 he was awarded a casual contract by Cricket Ireland. [7]
He took 14 wickets in 8 matches across the 2023 season as Northern Knights achieved an Irish domestic double winning both the List A and T20 competitions. [8]
In February 2023 he received his first international call-up,included in the Test and ODI squad for the tour of Sri Lanka. [9] He later had to withdraw from the squad as his rehabilitation from a previous injury had not been completed in time. [10]
In May 2023,he was named in Test squad for their tour of England in June 2023. [11] As part of a First-class warm up match he played for Essex against an Ireland XI,going wicketless in 11 overs. [12]
Foster was a part of the Ireland Emerging squad that toured the West Indies in late 2023. He played two List A and two First-class fixtures against a West Indies Academy side,taking 7 wickets. [13]
Foster was again named in Ireland's Test squad for their one-off Test against Afghanistan but was not selected to play. [14]
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