Greg Matthews

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Greg Matthews Australia (Aus)

Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	33	59
Runs scored	1849	619
Batting average	41.08	16.72
100s/50s	4/12	-/1
Top score	130	54
Balls bowled	6271	2808
Wickets	61	57
Bowling average	48.22	35.15
5 wickets in innings	2	-
10 wickets in match	1	N/A
Best bowling	5/103	3/27
Catches/stumpings	17/-	23/-
As of 12 December 2005 Source: Cricinfo.com

Gregory Richard John Matthews (born December 15, 1959 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer who bowled off spin. He retired from first-class cricket in 1997/98 and is now a television commentator.

With an offbeat personality which possibly shortened his career, he was named Man of the Match in the 1986 Tied Test in Madras, India when he took 5-103 in the first innings and 10-249 overall wearing a sweater while others were suffering from heat exhaustion. The match was played in around 40 °C temeperature with 80% humidity. Matthews described the stadium as being like a concrete bowl which radiated the intense heat. He was a gritty batsman and fine fielder and is also the current New South Wales leading wicket taker with 417 career wickets.

Matthews played 33 Test matches for Australia between 1983 and 1993, scoring 1,849 runs and hitting 4 centuries at an average of 41 and took 61 wickets with his off spin. He played in 59 one day international's.

Matthews was also involved in a high-profile "yeah, yeah" promotion for a hair regrowth company, Advanced Hair Studio. Other cricketers including Graham Gooch, Martin Crowe and Shane Warne have also been involved in the promotion of the product.

During his youth Matthews attended Ermington Public School^[1] and played for the Rydalmere Cricket Club, where he won the Under 11s Northern Districts Cricket Association Cricketer of the Year Award in 1970/71 and 1971/72^[2].