Matthew Spoors

Matthew Spoors
Personal information
Born (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm Leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 92)27 March 2023 v Jersey
Last ODI5 April 2023 v Papua New Guinea
ODI shirt no.26
T20I debut (cap 61)18 February 2022 v Philippines
Last T20I20 November 2022 v Oman
T20I shirt no.7
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024/25–presentWestern Australia (squad no. 22)
2024/25Perth Scorchers (squad no. 7)
2025/26 –Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 5 10 11 15
Runs scored 86 269 186 347
Batting average 17.20 38.42 16.90 34.70
100s/50s 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1
Top score 33 108* 33 108*
Balls bowled – 12 – 48
Wickets – 1 – 2
Bowling average – 5.00 – 33.50
5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0
10 wickets in match – 0 – 0
Best bowling – 1/5 – 1/5
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 1/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 April 2025

Matthew Spoors (born 6 May 1999) is a Canadian-Australian cricketer who played for the Canada national cricket team.[1][2] He made his international debut for Canada in February 2022,[3] and made the highest score in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match for a player on his debut.[4]

Career

Born in Australia to an Australian father and a Canadian mother,[5] Spoors qualified to play for Canada as a dual citizen.[6] He was awarded with a rookie contract with Western Australia ahead of the 2017/18 season[7] whilst still finishing school at Hale School,[8] and also represented the Australia national under-19 cricket team.[9]

In February 2022, he was named in Canada's T20I squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[10] He made his T20I debut on 18 February 2022, against the Philippines.[11] In the match, he scored an unbeaten 108, his first century in T20I cricket.[12] It was the highest individual total made by a cricketer on T20I debut.[13]

In July 2022, Spoors was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[14] He made his List A debut on 27 July 2022, for Canada against Denmark.[15]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[16] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.[17]

On 13 November 2024, he made his List A debut for Western Australia in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup against Cricket Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . The following month, he made his Twenty20 Big Bash League debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2024–25 Big Bash League season at Marvel Stadium on 23 December 2024, going on to play five matches during the season.

In July 2025, he also played in the Max60 Caribbean League, where he finished as the leading wicket-taker with 11 wickets in 6 games. He averaged 8.63 with the ball, maintained an economy rate of 7.91, and recorded best bowling figures of 5/13.

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Spoors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Top-order batsman turned forward Matthew Spoors set to play for WAFL side Claremont after losing WACA rookie contract". The Western Australian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Oh Canada! West Aussie's unusual path back to big time". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Nepal see off hosts, Ireland left to rue collapse". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Wickets - February 2022". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Associate brigade look to deny Ireland at T20 World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Matthew Spoors". Western Australian Cricket Association Limited. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Hale student goes from schoolboy cricket to the WACA". The West Australian. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Matthew Spoors". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. ^ "2nd Match, Group B, Al Amerat, Feb 18 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Centuries in Twenty20 International cricket – innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Record-breaking Spoors stars as Canada thump Philippines". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  14. ^ @canadiancricket (26 July 2022). "Our Official Squad for the @ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge (League A)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "16th Match, King City (NW), July 27, 2022, CWC Challenge League Group A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  17. ^ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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