Full name Matthew William Machan
Born February 15, 1991, Brighton, Sussex
Current age 27 years 66 days
Major teams Scotland, Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Education Hurstpierpoint College; Brighton College
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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ODIs ![]() |
23 | 22 | 0 | 734 | 114 | 33.36 | 952 | 77.10 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
13 | 13 | 3 | 407 | 67* | 40.70 | 318 | 127.98 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 44 | 67 | 4 | 2089 | 192 | 33.15 | 3055 | 68.37 | 5 | 6 | 276 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
List A | 58 | 56 | 5 | 1810 | 126* | 35.49 | 2066 | 87.60 | 2 | 9 | 171 | 23 | 16 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
72 | 70 | 12 | 1570 | 90* | 27.06 | 1253 | 125.29 | 0 | 8 | 130 | 43 | 40 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
23 | 16 | 402 | 384 | 9 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 42.66 | 5.73 | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
13 | 7 | 135 | 156 | 5 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 31.20 | 6.93 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 44 | 6 | 132 | 103 | 1 | 1/36 | 1/59 | 103.00 | 4.68 | 132.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 58 | 27 | 640 | 621 | 12 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 51.75 | 5.82 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
72 | 15 | 249 | 309 | 9 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 34.33 | 7.44 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | Afghanistan v Scotland at Sharjah, Mar 6, 2013 scorecard |
Last ODI | Hong Kong v Scotland at Mong Kok, Jan 26, 2016 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Afghanistan v Scotland at Sharjah, Mar 3, 2013 scorecard |
Last T20I | Hong Kong v Scotland at Nagpur, Mar 12, 2016 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Cambridge MCCU v Sussex at Cambridge, May 12-14, 2010 scorecard |
Last First-class | Sussex v Pakistanis at Hove, Jul 8-10, 2016 scorecard |
List A debut | Sussex v Bangladeshis at Hove, Jul 3, 2010 scorecard |
Last List A | Sussex v Essex at Hove, Jun 6, 2016 scorecard |
T20s debut | Netherlands v Sussex at North Sound, Jan 10, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sussex v Glamorgan at Hove, Jul 28, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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6 | Oxfordshire | v Berkshire | Bicester | 7 May 2017 | Other OD |
- | Sussex | v Glamorgan | Hove | 28 Jul 2016 | T20 |
21 | Sussex | v Surrey | The Oval | 22 Jul 2016 | T20 |
5 | Sussex | v Essex | Chelmsford | 21 Jul 2016 | T20 |
29 | Sussex | v Hampshire | Hove | 15 Jul 2016 | T20 |
13 | Sussex | v Pakistanis | Hove | 8 Jul 2016 | FC |
20 | Sussex | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 7 Jul 2016 | T20 |
41* | Sussex | v Middlesex | Hove | 1 Jul 2016 | T20 |
30* | Sussex | v Kent | Canterbury | 30 Jun 2016 | T20 |
8, 4/27 | Sussx 2nd XI | v Kent 2nd XI | Woodman Cote | 27 Jun 2016 | Other OD |
A change in eligibility rules meant that Matt Machan, who has a Scottish mother, qualified to play for Scotland in 2012. He promptly proved his worth by scoring a century against Kenya in only his fourth ODI. With powerful batting at number three and useful offspin, Machan played an important part in Scotland's run of seven consecutive wins in the World Cup Qualifiers in New Zealand at the start of 2014, securing their ticket to the 2015 World Cup. While it was not an official ODI, Machan's 83, from 86 balls, against a powerful New Zealand XI in October 2014 provided further notice of his ball-striking talent.