Matthew Humphreys (cricketer) explained

Matthew Humphreys
Country:Ireland
Fullname:Matthew James Humphreys
Birth Date:28 September 2002
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Role:Bowler
International:true
Testdebutdate:24 April
Testdebutyear:2023
Testdebutagainst:Sri Lanka
Testcap:25
Lasttestdate:25 July
Lasttestyear:2024
Lasttestagainst:Zimbabwe
Odidebutdate:20 March
Odidebutyear:2023
Odidebutagainst:Bangladesh
Odicap:66
Lastodidate:23 March
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:Bangladesh
Onet20i:true
T20idebutdate:31 March
T20idebutyear:2023
T20idebutagainst:Bangladesh
T20icap:58
Club1:Northern Knights
Year1:2022–present
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:2
Runs1:38
Bat Avg1:38.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:27
Deliveries1:90
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:87.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/20
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:2
Runs2:4
Bat Avg2:
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:4
Deliveries2:66
Wickets2:0
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Column3:T20I
Matches3:1
Runs3:
Bat Avg3:
100S/50S3:–/–
Top Score3:
Deliveries3:12
Wickets3:2
Bowl Avg3:5.00
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:2/10
Catches/Stumpings3:0/–
Column4:FC
Matches4:6
Runs4:74
Bat Avg4:18.50
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:27
Deliveries4:629
Wickets4:17
Bowl Avg4:23.82
Fivefor4:2
Tenfor4:1
Best Bowling4:5/44
Catches/Stumpings4:4/–
Date:29 July
Year:2024
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/matthew-humphreys-1263361 Cricinfo

Matthew James Humphreys (born 28 September 2002) is an Irish cricketer. He plays for the Northern Knights in Irish domestic cricket.

Domestic Career

A product of Lisburn Cricket Club, Humphreys played age-level cricket in Northern Ireland, captaining a Belfast under-14 side in 2017.[1]

Having played a pivotal part in helping the Ireland Under-19 team to qualify for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies,[2] he was subsequently named in the Ireland under-19 squad for the World Cup,[3] where he played in six matches during the tournament and took 11 wickets.[4] [5]

He was named by Cricket Ireland in the core Northern Knights squad for the 2022 season.[6] He made his debut in a List A match against the Munster Reds at Stormont in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup, where he took the wickets of Ireland internationals Kevin O'Brien and David Delany.[7]

Later in the season he made his Twenty20 debut against the North West Warriors in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy festival at Comber.[8]

He was retained by the Knights for the 2023 season.[9] During a T20 match against North West Warriors on 1 August he took career best figures of 5/13.[10] The Knights side would go on to complete an Irish domestic double[11] with Humphreys taking 15 wickets.

International Career

Despite having not played first-class cricket, Humphreys was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023. He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours.[12]

He was awarded a casual contract by Cricket Ireland in March 2023[13] and would go on to make his ODI debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 20 March 2023.[14]

Later on the Bangladesh tour he made his T20I debut on 31 March 2023[15] where he became the first bowler for Ireland to take a wicket with his first delivery in T20I career.[16]

He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Sri Lanka, on 24 April 2023, going wicketless in ten overs.[17]

Humphreys was included[18] in the 2023 Emerging Ireland tour of the West Indies where he struggled, taking 3 wickets across four innings.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-07-31 . Matthew Humphreys of Instonians to captain Belfast U14s . 17 Jan 2024 . CricketEurope.
  2. News: Bowling hero Matthew Humphreys sends Ireland into Under-19 World Cup finals. 2021-07-22. Belfast Telegraph. 2022-05-27.
  3. Web site: Easdown . Craig . 2021-09-03 . Ireland Under-19s men's squad announced for World Cup Qualifier . 17 Jan 2024 . Cricket Ireland.
  4. Web site: Under-19 World Cup Matches played by Matthew Humphreys. CricketArchive. 2022-05-27. subscription.
  5. Web site: Matthew Humphreys batting bowling stats, averages and cricket statistics, 2023 . 2023-02-10 . ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Web site: Easdown . Craig . 2022-01-29 . Inter-Provincial Series squads named for 2022 competition . 17 Jan 2024 . Cricket Ireland.
  7. Web site: Northern Knights v Munster Reds, Inter-Provincial Cup 2022. CricketArchive. 2022-05-27. subscription.
  8. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played by Matthew Humphreys. CricketArchive. 2022-05-27.
  9. Web site: Koen named in Knights squad . 2023-02-10 . irishcricketarchives.org.
  10. Web site: NK vs NWW, Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2023, 14th Match at Dublin, August 01, 2023 - Full Scorecard . 2023-12-06 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  11. Web site: Knights do the double . 2023-12-06 . www.cricketeurope.com.
  12. Web site: Easdown . Craig . Squads named for men's tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka . 8 February 2023 . 17 Jan 2024 . Cricket Ireland.
  13. Web site: Ireland contracts confirmed . 2023-03-05 . cricketeurope.com.
  14. Web site: 2nd ODI (D/N), Sylhet, March 20, 2023, Ireland tour of Bangladesh . ESPNcricinfo . 20 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Full Scorecard of Bangladesh vs Ireland 3rd T20I 2022/23 . 2023-03-31 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  16. Web site: Bowlers, Stirling lead Ireland to their first win in Bangladesh in any format . 2023-03-31 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  17. Web site: Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Ireland 2nd Test 2022/23 . 2023-04-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  18. Web site: Ireland . Cricket . 2023-10-12 . Stephen Doheny to lead squad . 2023-12-06 . Cricket Ireland . en-US.
  19. Web site: IRELAND EMERGING PLAYERS TOUR OF WEST INDIES, NOV-DEC 2023 / ALL MATCHES / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES . 6 December 2023 . ESPNCricinfo.