# Matt Boyle
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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Matt Boyle
| image =
| country = New Zealand
| fullname = Matthew William Thwaites Boyle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch), New Zealand
| death_place =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [leg spin](/source/leg_spin)
| role = [Batsman](/source/Batsman)
| family = {{ubl|[Justin Boyle](/source/Justin_Boyle) (father)|[David Boyle](/source/David_Boyle_(cricketer)) (uncle)|[Jack Boyle](/source/Jack_Boyle_(cricketer)) (brother)}}
| club1 = [Canterbury](/source/Canterbury_cricket_team)
| year1 = {{nowrap|2022/23–present}}
| clubnumber1 = 36
| club2 = [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club)
| year2 = 2026
| clubnumber2 = 36
| columns = 3
| column1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 23
| runs1 = 1329
| bat avg1 = 34.97
| 100s/50s1 = 2/10
| top score1 = 156[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries1 = 441
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 52.25
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/4
| catches/stumpings1 = 24/–
| column2 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
| matches2 = 32
| runs2 = 740
| bat avg2 = 26.42
| 100s/50s2 = 1/1
| top score2 = 131
| deliveries2 = 116
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg2 = –55.50
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 1/26
| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–
| column3 = [T20](/source/Twenty20)
| matches3 = 28
| runs3 = 640
| bat avg3 = 27.82
| 100s/50s3 = 0/4
| top score3 = 81[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries3 = 48
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 21/–
| date = 21 March
| year = 2026
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/matthew-boyle-1305863 Cricinfo
}}
'''Matthew William Thwaites Boyle''' (born 12 January 2003) is a New Zealand [cricket](/source/cricket)er.[{{cite web |title=Matthew Boyle Profile |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/matthew-boyle-1305863 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN |access-date=14 January 2025}}]
A left-handed middle-order batsman, Boyle made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut for [Canterbury](/source/Canterbury_cricket_team) against [Wellington](/source/Wellington_cricket_team) on 22 November 2022, and his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) and [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) debuts later in the same season.
Boyle scored his first century for Canterbury in a first-class game against [Central Districts](/source/Central_Districts_cricket_team) on 20 November 2024, during the [2024–25 Plunket Shield season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Plunket_Shield_season).[{{Cite web |title=CD vs CANT Cricket Scorecard, 5th Match at Nelson, November 19 – 22, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/plunket-shield-2024-25-1452136/central-districts-vs-canterbury-5th-match-1452141/full-scorecard |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}] In November 2025 he top-scored in each innings of Canterbury's victory over [Northern Districts](/source/Northern_Districts_men's_cricket_team), making 70 and 156 [not out](/source/not_out).[{{cite web |title=Northern Dis vs Canterbury, 3rd Match at Rangiora, Plunket Shield, Nov 18 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/plunket-shield-2025-26-1499323/canterbury-vs-northern-districts-3rd-match-1499326/full-scorecard |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=17 January 2026}}]
In May 2026, Boyle signed for [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) for the duration of the [2026 T20 Blast](/source/2026_T20_Blast).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2026/05/middlesex-sign-kiwi-matt-boyle-for-duration-of-vitality-blast-campaign|title=MIDDLESEX SIGN KIWI MATT BOYLE FOR DURATION OF VITALITY BLAST CAMPAIGN|website=middlesexccc.com|date=21 May 2026|access-date=22 May 2026}}]
== Personal life ==
Boyle is the son of former provincial cricketer [Justin Boyle](/source/Justin_Boyle). His uncle, [David](/source/David_Boyle_(cricketer)), also played for Canterbury.[{{cite web |title=Matt Boyle - Canterbury Cricket |url=https://www.canterburycricket.org.nz/players/matt-boyle/ |access-date=14 January 2025}}] His brother [Jack](/source/Jack_Boyle_(cricketer)) plays for [Otago](/source/Otago_cricket_team), having previously represented Canterbury and Central Districts.[{{cite web |title=Finn Allen returns to Auckland, Kyle Jamieson to Canterbury |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/finn-allen-returns-to-auckland-kyle-jamieson-to-canterbury-1385659 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 January 2025}}][Muthu D (2025) [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-domestic-dale-phillips-moves-to-auckland-and-tim-seifert-opts-for-casual-contract-with-northern-districts-1492015 Dale Phillips moves to Auckland; Tim Seifert opts for casual contract with ND], [CricInfo](/source/CricInfo), 17 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.][[https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/new-players-confirmed-otago-list New players confirmed in Otago list], ''[Otago Daily Times](/source/Otago_Daily_Times)'', 27 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=1305863}}
{{Middlesex County Cricket Club squad}}
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Category:2003 births
Category:Living people
Category:New Zealand cricketers
Category:Canterbury cricketers
Category:Middlesex cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Christchurch
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