- Matt Machan
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Personal information Full name Matthew William Machan Born 15 February 1991
Brighton, Sussex, EnglandBatting style Left-handed Bowling style Right-arm off break Domestic team information Years Team 2010–present Sussex (squad no. 15) Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 3 2 Runs scored 181 66 Batting average 45.25 33.00 100s/50s –/2 –/1 Top score 99 56 Balls bowled 6 – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings –/– 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2011 Matthew William Machan (born 15 February 1991) is an English cricketer. Machan is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Brighton, Sussex and educated at Hurstpierpoint College and Brighton College.[1]
Having played for the Sussex Second XI since 2006,[2] Machan made his full debut for Sussex in a first-class match against Cambridge MCCU. He made two further first-class appearances in the 2011 season against Oxford MCCU and Nottinghamshire in the County Championship.[3] In the match against Oxford MCCU, Machan narrowly missed out on a maiden first-class century when he was dismissed on 99 by Alex Scott.[4] His List A debut came in 2010 against the touring Bangladeshis, with Machan scoring 10 runs before being dismissed by Mashrafe Mortaza, in what was a 149 run victory for Sussex.[5] His second and to date last List A appearance came in 2011 against the touring Indians. In this match Machan scored his maiden half century in that format, making 56 runs before being caught and bowled by Suresh Raina.[6]
References
- ^ "Player profile: Matt Machan". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/124/124183/124183.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Teams Matt Machan played for". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/124/124183/all_teams.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Matt Machan". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/124/124183/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Oxford MCCU v Sussex, 2011". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/316/316095.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Sussex v Bangladeshis, 2010". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/257/257214.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Sussex v Indians, 2011". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/316/316394.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
External links
Sussex County Cricket Club – current squad Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Brighton
- Old Johnians (Hurstpierpoint College)
- Old Brightonians
- English cricketers
- Sussex cricketers
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