| Matt Lineker | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Matthew Steven Lineker |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Derbyshire |
| Year1: | 2011–2012 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 23 August |
| Debutyear1: | 2011 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Essex |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 29 August |
| Debutyear2: | 2011 |
| Debutfor2: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst2: | Kent |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 326 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.17 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 71 |
| Deliveries1: | 12 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/0 |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 362 |
| Bat Avg2: | 58.66 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/1 |
| Top Score2: | 132 |
| Deliveries2: | - |
| Wickets2: | - |
| Bowl Avg2: | - |
| Fivefor2: | - |
| Tenfor2: | - |
| Best Bowling2: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/0 |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Date: | 30 March |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/361428.html Cricinfo |
Matthew Steven "Matt" Lineker (born 12 January 1985 in Derby, England) is an English cricketer, a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Derbyshire; he is currently a free agent. 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]
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 innings 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] He was released after just one season at Derbyshire.
Since then he has played for the Unicorns side in one-day cricket, scoring his maiden century in August 2013 against Yorkshire after notching his first half-century earlier in the season against Middlesex. He followed this up immediately with another century, this time going on to make 132 against Leicestershire at Leicester.