Craig Matthews
88South Africa · PACE · 1991 to 1997 · on scorecards: CR Matthews
BATTING
- Matches
- 56
- Innings
- 22
- Runs
- 141
- Average
- 10.84
- Strike rate
- 69.8
- High score
- 26
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 79
- Average
- 25
- Economy
- 3.94
- Strike rate
- 38
- Best figures
- 4/10
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Craig Matthews played 56 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1991 to 1997. The first came against India at Captain Roop Singh Stadium, with a score of 10 and 1 wicket, and the last against Zimbabwe at SuperSport Park in 1997.
The best bowling is 4 for 10 against Australia at Kingsmead in 1994. With the ball: 40 wickets at 24.6 at home and 19 wickets at 22.8 away. The most wickets came against Australia: 24 wickets at 15.2 in 11 ODIs.
Newlands was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 6 wickets at 28.5. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 34 of the ODIs Craig Matthews played and lost 21.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 56 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 29 | England | Old Trafford | 1994 | Lost |
| 16 | 11 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1995 | Lost |
| 15* | 23 | Sri Lanka | Mangaung Oval | 1994 | Lost |
| 11* | 8 | Sri Lanka | St George's Park | 1994 | Won |
| 10* | 16 | India | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 1991 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | 8 | Australia | Kingsmead | 1994 | Won |
| 4/38 | 10 | New Zealand | Bellerive Oval | 1993 | Lost |
| 4/47 | 10 | Australia | Newlands | 1994 | Lost |
| 3/19 | 8 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 3/22 | 7 | Sri Lanka | St George's Park | 1994 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 33.00 |
| Australia | 11 | 8 | 1.60 | 0/0 | 24 | 15.21 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 33.18 |
| England | 7 | 45 | 22.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 35.71 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 20.38 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 16.25 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 26 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 19.67 |
| West Indies | 2 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 67.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 19.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 28 | 57 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 40 | 24.65 |
| Away | 12 | 65 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 22.84 |
| Neutral | 16 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 20 | 27.75 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands | 5 | 23 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 28.50 |
| Kingsmead | 5 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 21.67 |
| SuperSport Park | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 18.00 |
| Mangaung Oval | 4 | 15 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 36.25 |
| St George's Park | 4 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 17.57 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 4 | 9 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 22.43 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1991 at Captain Roop Singh Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 1997 at SuperSport Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 15 February 1965
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 202
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
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