Full name Matthew Edward Hobden
Born March 27, 1993, Eastbourne, Sussex
Died January 2, 2016, Scotland (aged 22 years 281 days)
Major teams Cardiff MCCU, Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI, Sussex Under-14s, Sussex Under-17s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 18 | 23 | 10 | 121 | 65* | 9.30 | 330 | 36.66 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3* | 5.00 | 14 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s 
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1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 18 | 30 | 2610 | 1889 | 48 | 5/62 | 5/62 | 39.35 | 4.34 | 54.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 3 | 2 | 102 | 88 | 1 | 1/39 | 1/39 | 88.00 | 5.17 | 102.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
T20s
|
1 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 0 | - | - | - | 18.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Somerset v Cardiff MCCU at Taunton, Mar 31-Apr 2, 2012 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Sussex v Nottinghamshire at Horsham, Jul 19-21, 2015 scorecard |
| List A debut | Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Nottingham, Jun 21, 2013 scorecard |
| Last List A | Sussex v Essex at Hove, Aug 19, 2015 scorecard |
| Only T20s | Essex v Sussex at Chelmsford, Jul 25, 2014 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Sussex | v Essex | Hove | 19 Aug 2015 | LA |
| 3*, 0/49 | Sussex | v Warwickshire | Rugby | 17 Aug 2015 | LA |
| 0, 0/14, 4/35 | Sussx 2nd XI | v Kent 2nd XI | Beckenham | 12 Aug 2015 | Other |
| 9*, 0/51 | Sussx 2nd XI | v Kent 2nd XI | Beckenham | 11 Aug 2015 | Other OD |
| 0, 1/39 | Sussx 2nd XI | v Middx 2nd XI | Richmond | 28 Jul 2015 | Other |
| 19, 1/43 | Sussx 2nd XI | v Middx 2nd XI | Richmond | 27 Jul 2015 | Other OD |
| 2/143, 0, 0* | Sussex | v Notts | Horsham | 19 Jul 2015 | FC |
| 0, 2/71, 0/35 | Sussex | v Somerset | Taunton | 5 Jul 2015 | FC |
| 1/63 | Sussex | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 28 Jun 2015 | FC |
| 37, 0/28 | Sussx 2nd XI | v Essex 2nd XI | Southend-on-Sea | 15 Jun 2015 | Other OD |
Matt Hobden died suddenly on January 2, 2016 at the age of 22. His death was announced by his county, Sussex, who said that "Matthew was an exciting young cricketer with a big future ahead of him in the game." England's lead fast bowling coach Kevin Shine said: "His potential was huge. He was improving rapidly and I'm certain that he would have played for England."
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Apr 20, 2015
Matt Hobden removed two of Worcestershire's top three
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Jul 7, 2014
Matthew Hobden claimed 2 for 34
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