Matthew Kuhnemann

Matthew Paul Kuhnemann (born 20 September 1996) is an Australian cricketer.^[1] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 8 October 2017 after being offered a rookie contract for Queensland in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.^[2][3] He made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in June 2022.

Matt Kuhnemann

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Paul Kuhnemann
Born	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia (2022–2023)
Test debut (cap 466)	17 February 2023 v India
Last Test	9 March 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 237)	16 June 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	24 June 2022 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	50
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18	Cricket Australia XI (squad no. 18)
2018/19–2023/24	Queensland (squad no. 30)
2018/19–present	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 18)
2023	Durham (squad no. 50)
2024/25–present	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 3 4 20 37 Runs scored 12 16 149 158 Batting average 4.00 8.00 12.41 13.16 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 6 15 24* 36 Balls bowled 471 228 3,952 1,764 Wickets 9 6 56 51 Bowling average 31.11 31.83 33.75 31.70 5 wickets in innings 1 0 5 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 5/16 2/26 5/16 4/37 Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 8/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 September 2024

Career

Kuhnemann was born in Brisbane and moved to the Gold Coast in his childhood where he attended The Southport School.^[4] He began playing cricket at the age of 10^[5] and made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast Dolphins at 17 years of age.^[6] In 2014, he played a pivotal role in the First XI GPS Premiership win for TSS, a victory he still considers the favourite memory of his junior career.^[7]

Kuhnemann was named in the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He made his List A cricket debut in the 11th match of the tournament against New South Wales. He bowled five overs and took his first List A wicket, getting Kurtis Patterson out stumped. In the second innings he scored 14 runs off 13 balls batting 11th for Cricket Australia before he himself was stumped, ending their run chase 93 runs short.^[2]

He made his Twenty20 debut for the Brisbane Heat in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 1 February 2019.^[8] He made his first-class debut on 17 February 2021, for Queensland in the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season.^[9]

In June 2022, Kuhnemann was added to Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[10] He made his ODI debut on 16 June 2022, for Australia in Pallekele, taking two wickets.^[11]

Kuhnemann made his Test debut in the second Test against India in India in February 2023. He was not originally in the squad, with Ashton Agar and Mitchell Swepson being selected ahead of him. But when Swepson returned to Australia for personal reasons, Kuhnemann was added to the squad.^[12][13] Kuhnemann was then selected ahead of Agar for the second Test,^[14] and kept his place for the third and fourth Tests.

References

1. "Matthew Kuhnemann". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
2. "11th match, JLT One-Day Cup at Sydney, Oct 8 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
3. "New Additions to Bulls and Fire Squads". Queensland Cricket. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. "Teenage Gold Coast spinner Matt Kuhnemann heading for Queensland honours says coach". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
5. "Bond cricketer Kuhnemann makes Bulls squad". Bond University. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
6. "Gold Coast Dolphins Player Statistics - Matthew Kuhnemann". Gold Coast Dolphins. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
7. "Profile: Matt Kuhnemann - Gold Coast Dolphins". Cricket Brisbane. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
8. "48th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Feb 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
9. "12th Match, Hobart, Feb 17 - Feb 20 2021, Sheffield Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
10. "Stoinis ruled out of SL ODIs; Head, Kuhnemann called up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
11. "2nd ODI (D/N), Pallekele, June 16, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
12. "Matt Kuhnemann called up as Australia face selection headaches". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
13. "Australia call for reinforcements with spinner added to Test squad for India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
14. Malcolm, Alex (17 February 2023). "Head recalled for bowling ability, Matt Kuhnemann leapfrogs struggling Ashton Agar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2023.