- Austin Matthews
Infobox Historic Cricketer
nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Austin Matthews
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
batting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
tests = 1
test runs = 2
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 2*
test balls = 180
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 32.50
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 1/13
test catches/stumpings = 1/-
FCs = 281
FC runs = 5919
FC bat avg = 15.70
FC 100s/50s = 2/14
FC top score = 116
FC balls = 47983
FC wickets = 816
FC bowl avg = 23.40
FC 5s = 45
FC 10s = 6
FC best bowling = 7/57
FC catches/stumpings = 124/-
debut date = 14 August
debut year = 1937
last date = 14 August
last year = 1937
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16942.htmlAustin David George Matthews (born
May 3 ,1904 inPenarth ,Glamorgan , died onJuly 29 ,1977 inPenrhyn Bay ,Llandudno ,Caernarvonshire ,Wales ) was acricketer who played for Northamptonshire, Glamorgan and England.Matthews was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a useful lower order batsman who played for 10 seasons for one of the weakest counties, Northamptonshire, from 1927 without ever suggesting that there was any great depth to his talent. The 567 wickets he took in those 10 seasons cost an average of 26.45 runs each, and though he scored a couple of centuries, his batting was not out of the ordinary.
Then in 1937, he left full-time
first-class cricket to become coach atStowe School and, in the holidays, turned out for Glamorgan. In his third match for the county, he took 14 Sussex wickets for 132 runs on a batsman's pitch atHastings , and two weeks later he was a controversial choice for the third Test match against New Zealand atThe Oval , making his debut alongsideDenis Compton . He took two wickets (Walter Hadlee in both innings), made two runs and took one catch, and was never picked again.He continued in county cricket intermittently until 1947, taking 225 wickets for Glamorgan at the low average of 15.88 runs per wicket, and also coached Cambridge University.
An all-round sportsman, Matthews played
Rugby Union forPenarth RFC and later Northampton. In 1929, during his time with Penarth, Austin was a final Welsh rugby trialist and his cap is held in the Penarth Club's archive. Matthews captained Northampton RFC between 1935 - 1937. His Northampton cap is also lodged with the Penarth RFC archive together with the cap gained by Austin's father, Frederick, as a final Welsh rugby trialist in 1896. Austin also represented Wales attable tennis .
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