Matthew Humphreys (cricketer)

Matthew Humphreys
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Humphreys
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 25)24 April 2023 v Sri Lanka
Last Test25 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 66)20 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI7 October 2024 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 58)31 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Last T20I27 September 2024 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 2 1 6
Runs scored 38 4 – 74
Batting average 38.00 – – 18.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 –/– 0/0
Top score 27* 4* – 27*
Balls bowled 90 66 12 629
Wickets 1 0 2 17
Bowling average 87.00 – 5.00 23.82
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 1
Best bowling 1/20 – 2/10 5/44
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 0/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2024

Matthew James Humphreys (born 28 September 2002) is an Irish cricketer. He plays for the Northern Knights in Irish domestic cricket.

Domestic Career

A product of Lisburn Cricket Club, Humphreys played age-level cricket in Northern Ireland, captaining a Belfast under-14 side in 2017.[1]

Having played a pivotal part in helping the Ireland Under-19 team to qualify for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies,[2] he was subsequently named in the Ireland under-19 squad for the World Cup,[3] where he played in six matches during the tournament and took 11 wickets.[4][5]

He was named by Cricket Ireland in the core Northern Knights squad for the 2022 season.[6] He made his debut in a List A match against the Munster Reds at Stormont in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup, where he took the wickets of Ireland internationals Kevin O'Brien and David Delany.[7]

Later in the season he made his Twenty20 debut against the North West Warriors in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy festival at Comber.[8]

He was retained by the Knights for the 2023 season.[9] During a T20 match against North West Warriors on 1 August he took career best figures of 5/13.[10] The Knights side would go on to complete an Irish domestic double[11] with Humphreys taking 15 wickets.

International Career

Despite having not played first-class cricket, Humphreys was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023. He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours.[12]

He was awarded a casual contract by Cricket Ireland in March 2023[13] and would go on to make his ODI debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 20 March 2023.[14]

Later on the Bangladesh tour he made his T20I debut on 31 March 2023[15] where he became the first bowler for Ireland to take a wicket with his first delivery in T20I career.[16]

He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Sri Lanka, on 24 April 2023, going wicketless in ten overs.[17]

Humphreys was included[18] in the 2023 Emerging Ireland tour of the West Indies where he struggled, taking 3 wickets across four innings.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Humphreys of Instonians to captain Belfast U14s". CricketEurope. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Bowling hero Matthew Humphreys sends Ireland into Under-19 World Cup finals". Belfast Telegraph. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ^ Easdown, Craig (3 September 2021). "Ireland Under-19s men's squad announced for World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Under-19 World Cup Matches played by Matthew Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Matthew Humphreys batting bowling stats, averages and cricket statistics, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ Easdown, Craig (29 January 2022). "Inter-Provincial Series squads named for 2022 competition". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Northern Knights v Munster Reds, Inter-Provincial Cup 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Matthew Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Koen named in Knights squad". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. ^ "NK vs NWW, Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2023, 14th Match at Dublin, August 01, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Knights do the double". www.cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  12. ^ Easdown, Craig (8 February 2023). "Squads named for men's tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Ireland contracts confirmed". cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  14. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Sylhet, March 20, 2023, Ireland tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Full Scorecard of Bangladesh vs Ireland 3rd T20I 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Bowlers, Stirling lead Ireland to their first win in Bangladesh in any format". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Ireland 2nd Test 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  18. ^ Ireland, Cricket (12 October 2023). "Stephen Doheny to lead squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  19. ^ "IRELAND EMERGING PLAYERS TOUR OF WEST INDIES, NOV-DEC 2023 / ALL MATCHES / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.