Matthew Foster
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Full name | Matthew Thomas Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 2000 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Munster Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Thomas Foster (born 15 January 2000) is an Irish cricketer from Northern Ireland, currently playing for Northern Knights in Irish provincial competition. He plays club cricket for CSNI in the NCU Premier League.
While studying Sports Performance Analysis at Cardiff Met University[1] he made his first-class debut on 31 March 2019, for Cardiff MCCU against Sussex, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[2]
Foster made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Cup in Ireland on 20 August 2019.[3] Having switched to Munster Reds for the 2020 season[4] he made his Twenty20 debut for them in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 20 August 2020.[5]
He returned to the Knights for the 2021 season.[6]
In March 2023 he was awarded a casual contract by Cricket Ireland.[7]
He took 14 wickets in 8 matches across the 2023 season as Northern Knights achieved an Irish domestic double winning both the List A and T20 competitions.[8]
