Matthew Cross
79Scotland · WK · 2014 to 2026 · on scorecards: MH Cross
BATTING
- Matches
- 120
- Innings
- 105
- Runs
- 2490
- Average
- 24.65
- Strike rate
- 73.93
- High score
- 114
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 14
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 140 / 12
- Run-outs effected
- 12
CAREER IN BRIEF
Matthew Cross played 120 ODIs for Scotland in CricArcade's archive, from 2014 to 2026. The first came against Canada at Hagley Oval, with a score of 4, and the last against Canada at Forthill in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 1,354 runs at 25.1 in 68 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 114 from 135 balls against United Arab Emirates at Queens Sports Club in 2018, in a match Scotland won. In all: 2 hundreds, 14 fifties.
At home the average was 28.9 across 36 ODIs; away it was 26.7 across 33 ODIs. The most runs came against United Arab Emirates: 454 runs at 45.4 in 14 ODIs. Grange Cricket Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 262 runs at 29.1. Matthew Cross captained Scotland in 4 ODIs, winning 3 and losing 1. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Scotland won 64 of the ODIs Matthew Cross played and lost 48.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 120 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 135 | United Arab Emirates | Queens Sports Club | 2018 | Won |
| 107* | 110 | United Arab Emirates | ICC Academy | 2018 | Won |
| 91 | 120 | Papua New Guinea | Amini Park | 2017 | Lost |
| 85 | 92 | United Arab Emirates | Mannofield Park | 2022 | Won |
| 74* | 107 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 454 | 45.40 | 2/2 |
| Nepal | 12 | 135 | 15.00 | 0/0 |
| Namibia | 10 | 133 | 19.00 | 0/0 |
| Oman | 10 | 218 | 27.25 | 0/1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 206 | 20.60 | 0/2 |
| Ireland | 9 | 88 | 11.00 | 0/0 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 140 | 23.33 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0/1 |
| United States | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 0/1 |
| Canada | 5 | 125 | 31.25 | 0/1 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/1 |
| United States | 4 | 78 | 39.00 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0/0 |
| England | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0/1 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 2 | 78 | 78.00 | 0/1 |
| Australia | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 |
| Kenya | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 36 | 838 | 28.90 | 0/7 |
| Away | 33 | 722 | 26.74 | 1/3 |
| Neutral | 51 | 930 | 20.67 | 1/4 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52 | 1,136 | 24.17 | 2/5 |
| 2020s | 68 | 1,354 | 25.07 | 0/9 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Cricket Club Ground | 12 | 262 | 29.11 | 0/2 |
| Forthill | 11 | 259 | 32.38 | 0/3 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 11 | 137 | 13.70 | 0/0 |
| Mannofield Park | 9 | 258 | 28.67 | 0/2 |
| ICC Academy | 8 | 267 | 44.50 | 1/1 |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 8 | 157 | 22.43 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Canada, 2014 at Hagley Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Canada, 2026 at Forthill
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 15 October 1992
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,368
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 61.9
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 70.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 145.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 32.9
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 34.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,922 balls faced in that period.
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