Matthew Waite

Matthew James Waite (born 24 December 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm fast-medium. In March 2019, in the match against Leeds/Bradford MCCU in the 2019 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Waite took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.^[1]

Fullname

Matthew James Waite

Born (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 30)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

BattingRight-handed

BowlingRight-arm fast-medium

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Matthew Waite

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Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Waite
Born	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 30) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014–2022	Yorkshire (squad no. 6)
2022	→ Worcestershire (on loan)
2023–2026	Worcestershire (squad no. 6)
First-class debut	9 June 2017 Yorkshire v Somerset
List A debut	31 July 2014 Yorkshire v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 54 45 43 Runs scored 2,082 815 277 Batting average 28.52 30.18 13.19 100s/50s 2/12 0/1 0/0 Top score 109* 71 40 Balls bowled 6,887 1,857 569 Wickets 128 58 35 Bowling average 29.11 29.25 24.82 5 wickets in innings 2 1 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/19 5/59 5/21 Catches/stumpings 15/– 6/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 May 2026

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