Matthew Hayden Full Biography
Matthew Lawrence Hayden AM (born 29 October 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer. His career spanned fifteen years. Hayden was a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test and one day levels.
Matthew Hayden Australian Cricketer- Basic Information
- Full Name: Matthew Lawrence Hayden
- Nickname: NA
- Role: Batsman
- Batting Style: Left-Handed
- Bowling Style: NA
Physical Appearance
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- Height (approx.): 6 Feet 2 Inches
- Weight (approx.): 95 Kg
- Eye Colour: Blue
- Hair Colour: Brown
Personal Life Of Matthew Hayden
- Date of Birth : 29th October 1971
- Age: 48 years
- Birth Place: Australia
- Zodiac sign: Scorpion
- Nationality: NA
- School: NA
- College: NA
- Educational Qualifications: NA
Family & Religion
- Father: Laurie Hayden
- Mother: Moya Hayden
- Brother: NA
- Sister: NA
- Coach/Mentor: NA
- Religion: Christianity
Cricket Career Of Matthew Hayden
Internation Debuts
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- Test: 12th November 1993 vs South Africa
- ODI: 9th December 1993 vs New Zealand
- T20: 13th June 2005 vs England
- Jersey Number: 28
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- Domestic/State Teams: Queensland, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Chennai Super kings
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Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 103 | 184 | 14 | 8625 | 380 | 50.73 | 14349 | 60.10 | 30 | 29 | 1049 | 82 | 128 | 0 |
| ODIs | 161 | 155 | 15 | 6133 | 181* | 43.80 | 7767 | 78.96 | 10 | 36 | 636 | 87 | 68 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 9 | 3 | 308 | 73* | 51.33 | 214 | 143.92 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 295 | 515 | 47 | 24603 | 380 | 52.57 | 79 | 100 | 296 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 308 | 299 | 29 | 12051 | 181* | 44.63 | 27 | 67 | 129 | 0 | ||||
| T20s | 50 | 50 | 5 | 1632 | 93 | 36.26 | 1192 | 136.91 | 0 | 13 | 181 | 63 | 18 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 103 | 3 | 54 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – | 4.44 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 161 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18.00 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| First-class | 295 | 1097 | 671 | 17 | 3/10 | 39.47 | 3.67 | 64.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 308 | 339 | 358 | 10 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 35.80 | 6.33 | 33.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T20s | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Highlighted Records Of Matthew Hayden
- Matthew Hayden holds the record for the highest individual score for Australia in Tests. He scored 380 against Zimbabwe to register this record to his name.
- Matthew Hayden is the second highest run-getter in Test matches as an opener.
- When he retired from Test cricket in the year 2009, he was the joint 6th with South Africa’s Jacques Kallis on the highest number of Test centuries.
- His score of 380 vs Zimbabwe is still the highest ever Test score by an opening batsman.
- In the year 2017, Matthew Hayden was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
- Hayden won the Allan Border Medal in the year 2002.
- He was the Test Player of the Year 2002, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003.
- He was named the ICC one-day player of the year in 2007.
- He is also the member of the Order of Australia in January 2010.
- Hayden was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal on 14th July 2000.
Matthew Hayden Preferences & Hobbies
- Hobbies: Playing Golf
- Favorite Cricketers: NA
- Favorite Sportspersons: NA
- Favorite Actress NA
Favorite Food: NA
- Favorite Color: NA
Matthew Hayden Relationship Status
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Kellie Hayden
- Marriage Date: NA
- Affairs/Girlfriend: na
- Children: Daughter: Grace Hayden(2002), Son: Joshua Hayden(2005), Thomas Joseph(2007)
Awards and Recognitions
- In the year 2017, Matthew Hayden was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
- Hayden won the Allan Border Medal in the year 2002.
- He was the Test Player of the Year 2002, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003.
- He was named the ICC one-day player of the year in 2007.
- He is also the member of the Order of Australia in January 2010.
- Hayden was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal on 14th July 2000.
Controversies did by Matthew Hayden ( Australian Cricketer )
- In the year 2003, Hayden was fined some percent of his match fee after he smashed a pavilion window after disagreeing to an umpire decision in a Test match at Sydney cricket ground against England.
- In the down-under series against India in 2008 the famous ‘monkey-gate’ incident took place between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds where Matthew Hayden was a witness for the fallout. During the incident, Hayden called Harbhajan Singh some offensive words for which he paid the price as he was charged for a code of conduct violation by Cricket Australia.
- He was heavily criticized by BCCI and Pakistan legend Wasim Akram when he called India a third world country after his team failed to win a single game against India in a Test series. He marked the ground conditions and inordinate delays responsible for his side defeat.
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