Matthew Fisher (English cricketer)
.jpg/1280px-1_02_Matt_Fisher_(52010351576).jpg) Fisher in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matthew David Fisher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1997 York, North Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 702) | 16 March 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Yorkshire (squad no. 7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Five county players to make a mark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Yorkshire v Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Matthew Fisher: Yorkshire 15-year-old breaks 91-year-old record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Fisher sparkles under lights with debut five". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Matthew Fisher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "2nd Test, Bridgetown, Mar 16 - 20 2022, England tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
External links
- Matthew Fisher at ESPNcricinfo