Michael Mathews

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Michael Mathews
Personal information
Full nameMichael John Anderson Mathews
Born (1934-01-06) 6 January 1934 (age 86)
Durban, Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches2
Runs scored9
Batting average 2.25
100s/50s–/–
Top score5
Balls bowled168
Wickets 6
Bowling average 12.83
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling5/58
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2020

Michael John Anderson Mathews (born 6 January 1934) is a South African former first-class cricketer.

Mathews was born at Durban in January 1964. He later studied in England at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1957 against the Free Foresters at Oxford and Surrey at Guildford. [2] He took 6 wickets in his two matches, [3] with five of those wickets coming in a single innings in the match against the Free Foresters. [4]

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References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Michael Mathews" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Michael Mathews" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Michael Mathews" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1964" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.