Matthew Hayden
95Australia · OP · 1993 to 2008 · on scorecards: ML Hayden
BATTING
- Matches
- 161
- Innings
- 155
- Runs
- 6133
- Average
- 43.8
- Strike rate
- 78.96
- High score
- 181*
- 100s / 50s
- 10 / 36
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 18
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 68 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Matthew Hayden played 161 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1993 to 2008. The first came against England at Old Trafford, with a score of 29, and the last against India at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 2008.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 5,847 runs at 45.3 in 148 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 181 not out from 166 balls against New Zealand at Seddon Park in 2007, in a defeat. In all: 10 hundreds, 36 fifties.
At home the average was 39.1 across 58 ODIs; away it was 43.1 across 61 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,450 runs at 53.7 in 28 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 16 ODIs and 658 runs at 47.0. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 119 of the ODIs Matthew Hayden played and lost 32.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 161 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181* | 166 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 2007 | Lost |
| 158 | 143 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 146 | 128 | Pakistan | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2002 | Won |
| 126 | 122 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 117 | 111 | New Zealand | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2007 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 29 | 1,258 | 52.42 | 4/7 |
| India | 28 | 1,450 | 53.70 | 3/10 |
| England | 26 | 715 | 31.09 | 0/4 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 575 | 38.33 | 0/3 |
| South Africa | 15 | 472 | 31.47 | 1/2 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 446 | 49.56 | 1/3 |
| West Indies | 10 | 375 | 37.50 | 1/1 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 306 | 102.00 | 0/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 241 | 34.43 | 0/2 |
| Kenya | 3 | 60 | 60.00 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0/0 |
| Asia XI | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 88 | 88.00 | 0/1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 60 | 60.00 | 0/1 |
| United States | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58 | 1,994 | 39.10 | 3/12 |
| Away | 61 | 2,415 | 43.13 | 4/14 |
| Neutral | 42 | 1,724 | 52.24 | 3/10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 | 286 | 26.00 | 0/2 |
| 2000s | 148 | 5,847 | 45.33 | 10/34 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 16 | 658 | 47.00 | 1/4 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 16 | 482 | 32.13 | 0/4 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 7 | 246 | 35.14 | 1/1 |
| Adelaide Oval | 6 | 133 | 33.25 | 0/1 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 5 | 265 | 265.00 | 1/1 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 5 | 191 | 38.20 | 1/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1993 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2008 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 29 October 1971
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,767
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 76.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 84.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 206.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 53.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 78.7
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 4,752 balls faced in that period.
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