Greg Matthews

Quick Facts

Full Name	Greg Matthews
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1959(1959-12-15)
Age	65
Birthplace	Newcastle
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Greg Matthews Biography

Greg Matthews is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on December 15, 1959 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He took part in during the First Test at Madras, an enormous concrete bowl that radiates intense heat that reached 50 degrees Celsius with 90 percent humidity. Allan Border won the toss and Australia declared 574/7, on day three. Matthews was ruled out for 44. The Indian innings, he scored 5/103 which was his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, and his best Test scores, having was able to dismiss Sunil Gavaskar (caught and then bowled), Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Ravi Shastri, Chandrakant Pandit and Kapil Dev, as India was bowled for just 397. Australia batted on and Matthews scored 27 not out as Australia’s 170/5. This gave India the target of 348 to take the lead on the final day. Matthews eliminated Srikkanth Mohinder Amarnath, Srikkanth, as well as Pandit as India fell between 200/2 and 291/6. His 40th over was the final one that was played during the game and he bowled towards Ravi Shastri, with India’s last man Maninder Singh in the bowler’s final. India needed just four runs to win the six-ball over, with just one wicket remaining.

In the time that Australian cricket was in slump in the 1980s “his dashing batsmanship and growing ability as a spin bowler suddenly elevated Matthews to a position of a national hero”. Matthews scored centuries during moments of crisis in the series against New Zealand and India in 1985-86. He also taking ten wickets during the Tied Test at Madras and also batted very well in the match against England between 1986-87.

Matthews made his first-class debut over the 1982–83 summer. Scoring 123 and taking 3–48 for the state colts against Queensland saw him selected in the New South Wales side to play Western Australia in November 1982, replacing John Dyson, who was on test duty.

Mathews was selected as one of two spinners on the 1983–84 tour to the West Indies.

In his early years, Matthews was a student at Ermington Public School and played for the Rydalmere Cricket Club, where he was awarded the Under-11s Northern Districts Cricket Association Cricketer of the Award in 1970-71 as well as 1971-72. His coach Gordon Nolan was crucial to Matthews’ early development.

Greg Matthews Net Worth

Greg Matthews is one of the richest Cricketer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Matthews 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the second Test, the WACA England had 592/7 declared in the second test. Matthews was on the field for over 190 minutes with 15 and 45, but did not out to play out the draw. There was speculation that Matthews would be a 12th player for the third test , but Matthews remained in his position.

Gregory Richard John “Mo” Matthews (born 15 December 1959) is an ex- New South Wales and Australian cricket all-rounder (off-spin bowler , left handed batsman) and is currently a TV cricket commentator.

Prior to his cricket career taking off, Matthews played Colts (under 20s) Rugby for the Eastwood Rugby Club and was a pro for the Cumbrian side Whitehaven Cricket Club for three seasons, starring in the club’s 1981 league championship victory. At the conclusion of a successful season for Eastwood there was speculation that cricket may be put aside for Rugby, but he opted to play cricket.

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Australia toured New Zealand in 1985–86 and lost their second series against them in the same season despite several improvements.

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Greg Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Greg Matthews celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

Matthews then went to England in 1985, where he proved popular in the county matches. Australia seemed determined to play an all rounder and Matthews was in competition with Simon O’Donnell.

Top Facts about Greg Matthews

1. Greg Matthews is a former Australian cricketer.
2. He played for Australia from 1983 to 1996.
3. Matthews was a spin bowler and lower-order batsman.
4. He took 61 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 48.85.
5. Matthews scored 1,105 runs in Test cricket with a high score of 100*.
6. He played domestic cricket for New South Wales and Victoria.
7. Matthews was known for his eccentric personality on and off the field.
8. He has since become a successful media personality and commentator.
9. Matthews has written several books about cricket and life experiences.
10. In total, he played in 33 Tests and 59 One Day Internationals for Australia.