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Matt Lineker Personal information Full name Matthew Steven Lineker Born 22 January 1985
Derby, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style slow left-arm orthodox Domestic team information Years Team 2011–present Derbyshire First-class debut 23 August 2011 Derbyshire v Essex List A debut 29 August 2011 Derbyshire v Kent Career statistics Competition FC LA Matches 1 1 Runs scored 16 13 Batting average 8.00 13.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 16 13 Balls bowled - - Wickets - - Bowling average - - 5 wickets in innings - - 10 wickets in match - - Best bowling - - Catches/stumpings 0/0 0/0 Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2011 Matthew Steven "Matt" Lineker (born 12 January 1985, Derby, England) is an English cricketer, a left handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who currently plays for Derbyshire. He made his first class debut for Derbyshire against Essex in August 2011. Lineker signed a summer contract with Derbyshire in 2010 for the 2011 season. Lineker had been a regular scorer in the Derbyshire Premier League before signing for Derbyshire.[1][2]
County career
Lineker made his first-class debut against Essex on 23 August 2011. He opened the Derbyshire innings along with Martin Guptill and went for a fourteen-ball duck as Derbyshire made only 132 in the innings. In the second innigs he performed slightly better hitting 16 runs from 39 balls in a drawn match at Chelmsford.[3] He made his one-day cricket debut three days later against Kent. He made 13 runs from 23 balls opening with Chesney Hughes as Derbyshire chased 209 for victory. Derbyshire won the match by 3 wickets.[4]
References
- ^ "Derbyshire sign batsman Matt Lineker on summer deal". BBC Sport. 21 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/derbyshire/9018658.stm. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Derbyshire sign Matt Lineker for 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 September 2010. http://www.espncricinfo.com/derbyshire/content/story/478148.html. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Essex". ESPN Cricinfo. 23-26 August 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/492218.html. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Kent". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 August 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/492355.html. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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