Matthew Breetzke

Matthew Breetzke
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Paul Breetzke
Born (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 26)
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 367)21 October 2024 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 99)3 September 2023 v Australia
Last T20I29 September 2024 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–presentEastern Province
2017/18–2020/21Warriors
2019Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
2022/23Durban's Super Giants
2024Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA
Matches 1 10 57 58
Runs scored 0 151 3,417 1,583
Batting average 0.00 16.77 36.74 29.86
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 8/16 1/10
Top score 0 51 188 131*
Balls bowled – – 297 54
Wickets – – 2 1
Bowling average – – 88.00 44.00
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 1/13 1/20
Catches/stumpings 0/0 6/0 36/0 29/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 December 2024

Matthew Breetzke (born 3 November 1998) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Eastern Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 9 February 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Eastern Province in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 12 February 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Eastern Province in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 1 September 2017.[4]

In December 2017, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In July 2018, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.[6] In September 2018, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[7]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[8] In April 2021, Breetzke was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[9] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Breetzke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool B: Free State v Eastern Province at Bloemfontein, Feb 9-11, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Free State v Eastern Province at Bloemfontein, Feb 12, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Potchefstroom, Sep 1 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Raynard van Tonder to captain South Africa at 2018 ICC U19 World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. ^ "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Eastern Province Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "SA Emerging men to tour Namibia". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.