Matthew Spoors

Matthew Spoors
Personal information
Born (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm Leg break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 92)27 March 2023 v Jersey
Last ODI5 April 2023 v Papua New Guinea
ODI shirt no.26
T20I debut (cap 61)18 February 2022 v Philippines
Last T20I20 November 2022 v Oman
T20I shirt no.7
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024/25–presentWestern Australia (squad no. 22)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 5 10 11 10
Runs scored 86 269 186 269
Batting average 17.20 38.42 16.90 38.42
100s/50s 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1
Top score 33 108* 33 108*
Balls bowled – 12 – 12
Wickets – 1 – 1
Bowling average – 5.00 – 5.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling – 1/5 – 1/5
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 1/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 November 2024

Matthew Spoors (born 6 May 1999) is a Canadian-Australian cricketer who plays for the Canada national cricket team.[1][2] He made his international debut for Canada in February 2022,[3] and made the highest score in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match for a player on his debut.[4]

Career

Born in Australia to an Australian father and a Canadian mother,[5] Spoors qualified to play for Canada as a dual citizen.[6] He was awarded with a rookie contract with Western Australia ahead of the 2017/18 season,[7] and also represented the Australia national under-19 cricket team.[8]

In February 2022, he was named in Canada's T20I squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[9] He made his T20I debut on 18 February 2022, against the Philippines.[10] In the match, he scored an unbeaten 108, his first century in T20I cricket.[11] It was the highest individual total made by a cricketer on T20I debut.[12]

In July 2022, Spoors was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[13] He made his List A debut on 27 July 2022, for Canada against Denmark.[14]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[15] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Spoors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Top-order batsman turned forward Matthew Spoors set to play for WAFL side Claremont after losing WACA rookie contract". The Western Australian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Oh Canada! West Aussie's unusual path back to big time". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Nepal see off hosts, Ireland left to rue collapse". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Wickets - February 2022". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Associate brigade look to deny Ireland at T20 World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Matthew Spoors". Western Australian Cricket Association Limited. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Matthew Spoors". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ "2nd Match, Group B, Al Amerat, Feb 18 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Centuries in Twenty20 International cricket – innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Record-breaking Spoors stars as Canada thump Philippines". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  13. ^ @canadiancricket (26 July 2022). "Our Official Squad for the @ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge (League A)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "16th Match, King City (NW), July 27, 2022, CWC Challenge League Group A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ^ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.