Matt Montgomery (cricketer)
German cricketer
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Matthew Montgomery (born 10 May 2000) is a German cricketer who was born in South Africa.[1]
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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| Full name | Matthew Montgomery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 2000 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 41) | 28 July 2023 v Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Derbyshire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Derbyshire (squad no. 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Known mainly for his batting skills, he made his Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2018.[2] In January 2019, he was named as the captain of the South Africa national under-19 cricket team, ahead of their tour to India.[3] He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 17 January 2019.[4]
He made his List A debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 20 January 2019, scoring a century.[5] He was the leading run-scorer for KwaZulu-Natal in the tournament, with 221 runs in four matches.[6]
Montgomery joined Nottinghamshire as a trialist in 2019 while studying at nearby Loughborough University.[7] After impressing in the second XI, he signed his first professional contract with the club in 2021.[8] Montgomery made his County Championship debut in July 2022, going on to score 369 runs in eight First Class innings that season, including a career-best 178 against Durham, as the club won Division Two and earning himself a new three-year contract.[7][9]
In August 2025, it was announced that Montgomery would join Derbyshire on loan after agreeing a three-year contract to move to the club from the end of the season.[10]