Matthew Fisher (English cricketer)
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Full name | Matthew David Fisher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | York, North Yorkshire, England | 9 November 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013–present | Yorkshire (squad no. 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 February 2022 |
Matthew David Fisher (born 9 November 1997) is an English cricketer, contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[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]
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.[6]
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.
- ^ "James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Yorkshire cricketers
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- Cricketers from York
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- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- English cricketers of the 21st century
- Northern Superchargers cricketers
- English cricket biography, 1990s birth stubs