Matt Montgomery (cricketer)

Matt Montgomery
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Montgomery
Born (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 41)28 July 2023 v Italy
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018/19KwaZulu-Natal
2021–presentNottinghamshire (squad no. 14)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 1 23 35 31
Runs scored 13 1,121 1,129 486
Batting average 13.00 30.29 41.81 20.25
100s/50s 0/0 2/3 1/8 0/2
Top score 13 178 104 51
Balls bowled 18 180 492 164
Wickets 0 3 7 5
Bowling average – 44.00 70.57 47.60
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/0 2/38 1/5
Catches/stumpings 0/– 24/– 19/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2024

Matthew Montgomery (born 10 May 2000) is a South African-born cricketer.[1]

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.[2] In January 2019, he was named as the captain of the South Africa national under-19 cricket team, ahead of their tour to India.[3] He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 17 January 2019.[4]

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.[5] He was the leading run-scorer for KwaZulu-Natal in the tournament, with 221 runs in four matches.[6]

Montgomery joined Nottinghamshire as a trialist in 2019 while studying at nearby Loughborough University.[7] After impressing in the second XI, he signed his first professional contract with the club in 2021.[8] 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.[7][9]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Montgomery". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Pool B, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Durban, Jan 17-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Pool B, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Durban, Jan 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2018/19 - KwaZulu-Natal: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Nottinghamshire: Matthew Montgomery signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "MONTGOMERY SIGNS PROFESSIONAL DEAL". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Matthew Montgomery signs three-year contract with Nottinghamshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 4 July 2024.