Matthew Humphreys (cricketer)

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

Matthew Humphreys
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Humphreys
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 25)24 April 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 66)20 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI23 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Only T20I (cap 58)31 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 2 1 11
Runs scored 11 4 11 53
Batting average 11.00 – 11.00 10.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 7 4* 7 20
Balls bowled 60 66 60 378
Wickets 0 0 0 9
Bowling average – – – 38.77
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 3/43
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 2/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 August 2023

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 for the Northern Knights in a List A one-day match against the Munster Reds at Belfast 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]

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.[10] He was awarded a casual contract by Cricket Ireland in March 2023.[11] He made his ODI debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 20 March 2023.[12] He made his T20I debut for Ireland, on 31 March 2023, against Bangladesh.[13] He became the first bowler for Ireland to take a wicket with his first delivery in T20I career.[14] He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Sri Lanka, on 24 April 2023.[15]

References
  1. "Matthew Humphreys of Instonians to captain Belfast U14s". CricketEurope. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. "Bowling hero Matthew Humphreys sends Ireland into Under-19 World Cup finals". Belfast Telegraph. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. Easdown, Craig (3 September 2021). "Ireland Under-19s men's squad announced for World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. "Under-19 World Cup Matches played by Matthew Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. "Matthew Humphreys batting bowling stats, averages and cricket statistics, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. Easdown, Craig (29 January 2022). "Inter-Provincial Series squads named for 2022 competition". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  7. "Northern Knights v Munster Reds, Inter-Provincial Cup 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. "Twenty20 Matches played by Matthew Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  9. "Koen named in Knights squad". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. Easdown, Craig. "Squads named for men's tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  11. "Ireland contracts confirmed". cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  12. "2nd ODI (D/N), Sylhet, March 20, 2023, Ireland tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  13. "Full Scorecard of Bangladesh vs Ireland 3rd T20I 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  14. "Bowlers, Stirling lead Ireland to their first win in Bangladesh in any format". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  15. "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Ireland 2nd Test 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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