| Matthew Forde | |
| Full Name: | Matthew Walter Forde |
| Birth Date: | 2002 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Barbados |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2023–present |
| Country: | West Indies |
| Odidebutdate: | 9 December |
| Odidebutyear: | 2023 |
| Odidebutagainst: | England |
| Odicap: | 221 |
| Lastodidate: | 2 February |
| Lastodiyear: | 2024 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Australia |
| Odishirt: | 5 |
| T20idebutdate: | 19 December |
| T20idebutyear: | 2023 |
| T20idebutagainst: | England |
| T20icap: | 94 |
| Lastt20idate: | 23 May |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | South Africa |
| T20ishirt: | 5 |
| Club1: | St Lucia Kings |
| Year1: | 2022–present |
| Club2: | Dambulla Aura |
| Year2: | 2022 |
| Club3: | Comilla Victorians |
| Year3: | 2024 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 29 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Deliveries1: | 48 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 0 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 13 |
| Runs3: | 380 |
| Bat Avg3: | 25.33 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/1 |
| Top Score3: | 52 |
| Deliveries3: | 527 |
| Wickets3: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 21.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 8/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | 54 |
| Bat Avg2: | 0 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 3 |
| Deliveries2: | 18 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 3.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 0 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 19 |
| Runs4: | 361 |
| Bat Avg4: | 16.40 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/1 |
| Top Score4: | 52 |
| Deliveries4: | 302 |
| Wickets4: | 22 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 14.37 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/11 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 4/– |
| Date: | 7 January |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/matthew-forde-1209190 ESPNcricinfo |
Matthew Walter Forde (born 29 April 2002) is a Barbadian cricketer.[1] He plays for St Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League and for Dambulla Aura in the Lanka Premier League.
He made his T20 debut on 1 September 2022 for St Lucia Kings against Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2022 Caribbean Premier League.[2] He made his List A debut on 31 October 2022 for Combined Campuses and Colleges against Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
He was signed by Dambulla Aura for the 2022 Lanka Premier League. On 19 December 2022, he scored his first fifty in his T20 career during 2022 LPL season in a do-or-die contest for Dambulla Aura who were in brink of elimination.[4] He produced an all-round performance both with the bat and ball against Galle Gladiators with a spell of 4/11 in 4 overs coupled with a 30 ball 52 which helped Dambulla Aura to win comfortably against Galle Gladiators.[5] Despite his valiant efforts, Dambulla missed out on playoff qualification after failing to chase 130 runs within 11 overs.
On 9 December 2023, Forde made his one-day international debut for West Indies against England at Bridgetown, Barbados.[6] He picked up 3 wickets for 29 runs off his 8 overs, scored 13 not out in a match-winning partnership with Romario Shepherd, and won the Player Of The Match award.[7] [8]