Matt Hollard
Irish cricketer
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Matthew Kyle Hollard (born 14 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish cricketer.[1] Hollard is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Boksburg, South Africa.[2][3]
Boksburg, South Africa
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| Full name | Matthew Kyle Hollard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1999 Boksburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 63) | 26 June 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 June 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Leinster Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025/26 | Limpopo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Dublin Guardians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By 2024, Hollard was playing club cricket in Ireland for Balbriggan.[4] In 2025, Cricket Leinster named him in Leinster Lightning squads for the inter-provincial season.[5] In the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup that season, he took 5 wickets for 62 runs against the Northern Knights, earning the player-of-the-match award.[6][7] He also helped Balbriggan win its first Irish Senior Cup, taking the final wicket in the victory over Leinster.[8]
Hollard also played first-class cricket in South Africa for Limpopo, making his debut against Easterns in September 2025.[2] In May 2026, Cricket Ireland named him in the Raiders squad for the Emerald Challenge, a first-class fixture used as part of the senior side's preparation for the home Test against New Zealand.[9] In March 2026, Cricket Ireland awarded him a central contract due to his domestic performances.[10]
In June 2026, Hollard received his first senior Ireland call-up for the Twenty20 International series against India.[11] He made his T20I debut at Stormont on 26 June 2026 and was named player of the match after taking 3 wickets for 28 runs, including the dismissals of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, as Ireland recorded their first ever win over India in any format.[12][13]