Matt Machan

Matthew William Machan (born 15 February 1991) is an English-born former cricketer who played for Sussex and Scotland. Machan was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Brighton, Sussex and educated at Hurstpierpoint College and Brighton College.^[1] Machan currently plays for Brighton and Hove CC in the Sussex Premier League.

Matt Machan

Personal information
Full name	Matthew William Machan
Born	(1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33) Brighton, Sussex, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Top order batsman
International information
National side	Scotland (2013–2016)
ODI debut (cap 48)	6 March 2013 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	26 January 2016 v Hong Kong
ODI shirt no.	14
T20I debut (cap 30)	3 March 2013 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	12 March 2016 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–2017	Sussex (squad no. 15)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 23 13 44 58 Runs scored 734 407 2,089 1,810 Batting average 33.36 40.70 33.15 35.49 100s/50s 1/3 0/3 5/6 2/9 Top score 114 67* 192 126* Balls bowled 402 135 132 640 Wickets 9 5 1 12 Bowling average 42.66 31.20 103.00 51.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/31 3/23 1/36 3/31 Catches/stumpings 4/– 7/– 18/– 16/–
Source: , 28 August 2016

Domestic career

Having played for the Sussex Second XI since 2006,^[2] Machan made his full debut for Sussex in a first-class match against Cambridge MCCU. He made two further first-class appearances in the 2011 season against Oxford MCCU and Nottinghamshire in the County Championship.^[3] In the match against Oxford MCCU, Machan narrowly missed out on a maiden first-class century when he was dismissed on 99 by Alex Scott.^[4]

His List A debut came in 2010 against the touring Bangladeshis, with Machan scoring 10 runs before being dismissed by Mashrafe Mortaza, in what was a 149 run victory for Sussex.^[5] His second List A appearance came in 2011 against the touring Indians. In this match Machan scored his maiden half century in that format, making 56 runs before being caught and bowled by Suresh Raina.^[6]

In July 2017, Machan announced his retirement from professional cricket due to a wrist injury.^[7]

International career

In September 2012, Machan was selected by Scotland to be part of a tour group to South Africa in October 2012.

Although born in Brighton (in England), Machan qualifies to play for Scotland by having a Scottish parent.^[8]

Machan was included in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Scotland squad, and played in the first round. Scotland lost two matches and won only one match, and were eliminated from the tournament. Machan was the player of the match in Scotland's only win, against Hong Kong.^[9] This win is their first win in an ICC Major tournament.^[10]

References

1. "Player profile: Matt Machan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
2. "Teams Matt Machan played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Matt Machan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
4. "Oxford MCCU v Sussex, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
5. "Sussex v Bangladeshis, 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
6. "Sussex v Indians, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
7. "NEWS: Matt Machan announces retirement from professional cricket". Sussex County Cricket Club. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
8. Scotland dip into county talent, Cricinfo, 26 September 2012, retrieved 31 December 2012
9. Muthu, Deivarayan (12 March 2016). "Machan's jig, Watt's airplane". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
10. Muthu, Deivarayan (12 March 2016). "Scotland end win drought at ICC global events". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

External links

• Matt Machan at ESPNcricinfo