Greg Matthews
On scorecards: GRJ Matthews
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Greg Matthews played 33 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1983 to 1993. The first came against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a score of 75 and 4 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1993.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 1,031 runs at 36.8 in 21 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 130 from 235 balls against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 1986. The best bowling is 5 for 103 against India at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1986.
In all: 4 hundreds, 12 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 48.8 across 20 Tests; away it was 31.5 across 13 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 589 runs at 53.5 in 10 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 387 runs at 55.3. Australia won 6 of the Tests Greg Matthews played and lost 7, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 33 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 235 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1986 | Drawn |
| 128 | 175 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1991 | Drawn |
| 115 | 205 | New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1985 | Lost |
| 100* | 152 | India | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Drawn |
| 96 | 227 | Sri Lanka | Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 1992 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/103 | 28.2 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1986 | Drawn |
| 5/146 | 39.5 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1986 | Drawn |
| 4/61 | 34 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1986 | Lost |
| 4/76 | 20 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1992 | Won |
| 4/158 | 52 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 1986 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 10/249 against India (1986).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 589 | 53.55 | 1/4 | 9 | 82.00 |
| India | 6 | 282 | 47.00 | 1/0 | 16 | 40.19 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 395 | 35.91 | 2/1 | 14 | 32.29 |
| West Indies | 6 | 157 | 15.70 | 0/1 | 9 | 64.22 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 329 | 54.83 | 0/5 | 8 | 39.00 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 97 | 97.00 | 0/1 | 5 | 43.80 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 1,219 | 48.76 | 3/7 | 28 | 60.11 |
| Away | 13 | 630 | 31.50 | 1/5 | 33 | 38.15 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21 | 1,031 | 36.82 | 3/4 | 39 | 43.77 |
| 1990s | 12 | 818 | 48.12 | 1/8 | 22 | 56.14 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 5 | 387 | 55.29 | 1/2 | 8 | 74.75 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 224 | 32.00 | 1/1 | 11 | 36.00 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 4 | 251 | 41.83 | 1/1 | 6 | 43.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 3 | 190 | 95.00 | 0/2 | 1 | 272.00 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 3 | 167 | 55.67 | 0/1 | 2 | 79.50 |
| Sabina Park | 2 | 24 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1983 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1993 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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