Matthew Elliott
On scorecards: MTG Elliott
In-game rating: 81/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Matthew Elliott played 21 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2004. The first came against West Indies at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with scores of 0 and 21, and the last against Sri Lanka at Marrara Cricket Ground in 2004.
The highest score in the archive is 199 from 351 balls against England at Headingley in 1997, in a match Australia won. In all: 3 hundreds, 4 fifties. At home the average was 26.1 across 9 Tests; away it was 38.4 across 12 Tests, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against England: 556 runs at 55.6 in 6 Tests. Australia won 12 of the Tests Matthew Elliott played and lost 5, with 4 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 21 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | 351 | England | Headingley | 1997 | Won |
| 114 | 265 | New Zealand | Bellerive Oval | 1997 | Drawn |
| 112 | 180 | England | Lord's | 1997 | Drawn |
| 85 | 113 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 78* | 162 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1996 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 556 | 55.60 | 2/2 |
| South Africa | 6 | 233 | 23.30 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 5 | 197 | 21.89 | 0/1 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 185 | 46.25 | 1/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 365 | 26.07 | 1/1 |
| Away | 12 | 807 | 38.43 | 2/3 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 | 1,171 | 35.48 | 3/4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 139 | 69.50 | 0/1 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 50 | 12.50 | 0/0 |
| Headingley | 1 | 199 | 199.00 | 1/0 |
| Bellerive Oval | 1 | 114 | 114.00 | 1/0 |
| Lord's | 1 | 112 | 112.00 | 1/0 |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 106 | 53.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1996 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2004 at Marrara Cricket Ground
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