Full Name

Matthew Edward Thomas Salisbury

Born

April 18, 1993, Chelmsford, Essex

Age

30y 336d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium fast

Playing Role

Bowler

Having pushed at door with Essex and Hampshire, Matt Salisbury finally proved himself at first-class level after impressing with Durham, on loan from MCC Young Cricketers, in 2018. He was soon signed up on a full contract until the end of 2020, and finished the season with 44 wickets, having become a central component of Durham's Championship attack. That included a career-best 6 for 37 in Paul Collingwood's last match, ultimately not enough to defeat Middlesex and give him a winning send-off. After that, however, Salisbury's opportunities dwindled in 2021 and 2022, and he left for new beginnings at Leicestershire.

His first chance had came at Essex, where he was already a regular for the 2nd XI when he caught the eye while playing for Cambridge MCCU. He was signed in 2013 and the following season won opportunities in all formats after injuries to a number of the first-choice attack. It was in T20 that he enjoyed the majority of his success, taking 10 wickets at 25.60 in the 2014 competition, including 2 for 23 in his second match away at Hampshire. But injuries slowed his development, and Essex released him at the end of the 2015 season.

That was not the end of the story. Salisbury answered a player shortage in Essex's 2nd XI in 2017, took five wickets against their Hampshire counterparts, and was taken on trial, winning a Championship debut against Warwickshire in which he marked his debut with two wickets in his first three balls, the former England Test batsman Ian Bell included.
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Matt Salisbury Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC4985736943761316/377/10733.403.5656.2720
List A2019835735244/554/5530.625.2834.7100
T20s1212244382132/192/1929.389.3918.7000

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC497213518458.77164631.470063160
List A2043105*10.002835.71001030
T20s125441*4.001330.76000020

Recent Matches of Matt Salisbury

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Leics vs Sussex0 & 4*5/73 & 0/2210-Sep-2023HoveFC
Leics vs Gloucs00/35 & 0/2603-Sep-2023LeicesterFC
Leics vs Gloucs--1/1429-Aug-2023LeicesterList A
Leics vs Yorkshire--3/2820-Aug-2023LeicesterList A
Leics vs Middlesex--3/4118-Aug-2023LeicesterList A

Photos of Matt Salisbury

Matt Salisbury celebrates a breakthrough
Matt Salisbury claimed the wicket of Steven Davies