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PLAYER CAREER

Craig Matthews

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenSouth Africa1991–1997
74Internationals
489Career runs
0Centuries
131Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
18
Innings
25
Runs
348
Average
18.31
Strike rate
44.84
Highest score
62*
Not outs
6
100s
0
50s
1
Ducks
4
4s
47
6s
2
Balls faced
776

Bowling

Matches
18
Innings
33
Balls
3,980
Maidens
231
Runs conceded
1,502
Wickets
52
Average
28.88
Economy
2.26
Strike rate
76.53
Best innings
5/42
Best match
8/140
4 wickets
1
5 wickets
2
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
18
Innings
33
Catches
4
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
4
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
4
Dismissals / inns
0.121
Best innings
2 (2ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches
56
Innings
22
Runs
141
Average
10.84
Strike rate
69.80
Highest score
26
Not outs
9
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
3
4s
5
6s
2
Balls faced
202

Bowling

Matches
56
Innings
55
Balls
3,003
Maidens
53
Runs conceded
1,975
Wickets
79
Average
25.00
Economy
3.94
Strike rate
38.01
Best innings
4/10
Best match
4/10
4 wickets
3
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
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Fielding

Matches
56
Innings
55
Catches
10
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
10
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
10
Dismissals / inns
0.181
Best innings
2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

72 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1997-01-25South Africa v ZimbabweODISouth Africa won by 5 wickets
1997-01-23India v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 39 runs
1996-09-29Pakistan v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 62 runs
1996-04-19India v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 38 runs
1996-04-16Pakistan v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 8 wickets
1996-04-14India v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 80 runs
1996-04-13Pakistan v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 143 runs
1996-03-11South Africa v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 19 runs
1996-02-29Pakistan v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 5 wickets
1996-02-25England v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 78 runs
1996-02-20New Zealand v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 5 wickets
1996-01-17England v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 5 wickets

South Africa

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Runs by seasonTest · annual total
19414697480Runs1992: 66 runs6619921993: 28 runs2819931994: 194 runs1941995: 60 runs601995Season
Wickets by seasonTest · annual total
29221470Wickets1992: 5 wickets519921993: 7 wickets719931994: 29 wickets291995: 11 wickets111995Season
Exact yearly figures · 4 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
199556602612.0041.95007014381132.722.2686.63
19949151946217.6348.0101292404182930.482.3776.86
1993212828N/A70.000050403716.712.0149.71
199223663122.0034.9200601894528.201.8890.00

ODI

Runs by seasonODI · annual total
614630150Runs1991: 10 runs1019911992: 2 runs219921993: 19 runs1919931994: 61 runs6119941995: 22 runs221996: 27 runs271996Season
Wickets by seasonODI · annual total
35261890Wickets1991: 1 wickets119911992: 11 wickets1119921993: 8 wickets819931994: 35 wickets3519941995: 7 wickets719951996: 15 wickets151997: 0 wickets01997Season
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
ODI archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
1997200—N/AN/A0000020N/A6.77N/A
1996134271027.0058.69001046131530.863.8747.80
199532221611.0084.610002263715.713.9224.00
19942210612610.1675.30003081223522.603.9734.08
1993431996.3361.290010314817.503.5030.00
199272212.00100.000000271124.363.8238.18
1991211010N/A62.500000162191.004.78114.00
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    ODI v India · Gwalior

  2. First five-wicket innings in this archive

    Test v Australia · Cape Town

  3. Highest recorded innings · 62* runs

    Test v England · Leeds

  4. Best recorded bowling · 5/42

    Test v New Zealand · Johannesburg

  5. Latest available scorecard

    ODI v Zimbabwe · Centurion