Matt Coles
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| Full name | Matthew Thomas Coles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 May 1990 Maidstone, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009–2013 | Kent (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Hampshire (loan) (squad no. 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Kent (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 15 April 2009 Kent v Loughborough UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 9 August 2009 Kent v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Thomas Coles (born 26 May 1990) is an English cricketer. He is a fast-medium bowler and left-handed batsman,[1] He plays for Kent and has represented England Lions.
Coles made his first-class debut for Kent County Cricket Club in their match against Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence on 15 April 2009.[2] He had also played for Kent at under-13, under-15 and under-17 levels.[3] Coles reached his maiden first-class century against Yorkshire by hitting a reverse sweep for six.[4] He was awarded a county cap in August 2012.[5]
He took 59 first-class wickets during the 2012 season which saw him called up to the England Lions squad and was included in their tour of Australia in 2013. Unfortunately, he was sent home early from the tour for drinking beyond curfew hours more than once with Ben Stokes.[6]
On 27 August 2013, Coles signed on loan for Hampshire until the end of the season.[7] In Hampshire's last game of the season against Essex, Coles took match figures of 10–154, which prompted Hampshire into signing Coles in a 3-year deal.[8]
He returned to Kent in March 2015 after his release from Hampshire.
Career Best Performances
as of 1 October 2013
| Batting | Bowling | |||||||
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| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| FC | 103* | Kent v Yorkshire | Leeds | 2012 | 6–51 | Kent v Northamptonshire | Northampton | 2012 |
| LA | 47 | Kent Spitfires v Yorkshire Carnegie | Leeds | 2011 | 6–32 | Kent Spitfires v Yorkshire Carnegie | Leeds | 2012 |
| T20 | 40 | Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks | Hove | 2013 | 3–14 | Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks | Hove | 2013 |
References
- ↑ "Mat Coles player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ↑ "Kent v Loughborough UCCE at Canterbury, 15–17 April 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ↑ "Mat Coles player profile". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ↑ Gibson, Richard (6 April 2012). "Matt Coles century takes Kent past 500 against Yorkshire". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ Coles and Northeast honoured with county caps in Canterbury Week presentation, Kent County Cricket Club, 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ Pringle, Derek (20 February 2013). "England Lions pair Matt Coles and Ben Stokes sent home from Australia tour for persistent late night drinking". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ "Hampshire sign Kent all-rounder on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hampshire sign Kent all-rounder on three-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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