Matthew Hayden
On scorecards: ML Hayden
In-game rating: 93/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Matthew Hayden played 103 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2009. The first came against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, with scores of 15 and 5, and the last against South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2009.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 8,364 runs at 52.9 in 96 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 380 from 437 balls against Zimbabwe at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 2003, in a match Australia won. In all: 30 hundreds, 29 fifties.
At home the average was 57.9 across 56 Tests; away it was 41.7 across 44 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 1,888 runs at 59.0 in 18 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 11 Tests and 962 runs at 53.4. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 71 of the Tests Matthew Hayden played and lost 18, with 14 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 103 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380 | 437 | Zimbabwe | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2003 | Won |
| 203 | 320 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2001 | Lost |
| 197 | 268 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2002 | Won |
| 177 | 260 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2003 | Lost |
| 153 | 265 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2006 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1,461 | 45.66 | 5/2 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1,486 | 43.71 | 6/5 |
| India | 18 | 1,888 | 59.00 | 6/8 |
| West Indies | 15 | 1,237 | 51.54 | 5/3 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 658 | 36.56 | 1/5 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 664 | 51.08 | 3/1 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 374 | 46.75 | 1/2 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 168 | 33.60 | 0/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 501 | 250.50 | 2/0 |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 188 | 94.00 | 1/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 5,210 | 57.89 | 21/16 |
| Away | 44 | 3,169 | 41.70 | 8/12 |
| Neutral | 3 | 246 | 61.50 | 1/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 261 | 21.75 | 1/0 |
| 2000s | 96 | 8,364 | 52.94 | 29/29 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 11 | 962 | 53.44 | 4/3 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 10 | 1,103 | 68.94 | 6/3 |
| Adelaide Oval | 10 | 849 | 56.60 | 3/4 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 9 | 901 | 60.07 | 4/1 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 9 | 749 | 49.93 | 1/3 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 185 | 30.83 | 1/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1994 at Wanderers Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2009 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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