Matthew Fisher
Fisher in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Matthew David Fisher
Born (1997-11-09) 9 November 1997
York, North Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 702)16 March 2022 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentYorkshire (squad no. 7)
2021Northern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 35 35 45
Runs scored 0 588 236 61
Batting average – 16.80 26.22 8.71
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 0* 53 36* 19
Balls bowled 162 5,530 1,414 828
Wickets 1 111 32 46
Bowling average 71.00 27.15 43.81 27.10
5 wickets in innings 0 4 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/67 5/30 3/22 5/22
Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/– 11/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2023

Matthew David Fisher (born 9 November 1997) is an English cricketer, contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in March 2022.[1]

Career

Domestic career

Fisher made his debut on 9 June 2013 in the 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40 against Leicestershire,[2] and at the age of 15 years and 212 days, became the youngest cricketer to play in a competitive county game.[3] The previous record was set in 1922 by the Welsh cricketer Royston Gabe-Jones.[3] In May 2015 on his debut in the T20 Blast, he took five wickets for Yorkshire against Derbyshire.[4]

Since debut Fisher has suffered a range of injuries including side strains, a broken thumb, a dislocated shoulder, a back stress injury and recurrent hamstring problems, all of which have limited his involvement in county cricket over a number of seasons.[5]

In April 2022, Fisher was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[6]

International career

Fisher was included in the England Under 19 squad in 2013 aged 15, he has also featured for the England Lions team playing against the Australia A team in December 2021.[5]

In February 2022, Fisher was named in England's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[7] He made his Test debut on 16 March 2022, for England against the West Indies.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Five county players to make a mark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Yorkshire v Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Matthew Fisher: Yorkshire 15-year-old breaks 91-year-old record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Fisher sparkles under lights with debut five". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Matthew Fisher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "2nd Test, Bridgetown, Mar 16 - 20 2022, England tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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