| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Matthew Steven Lineker |
| Birth date | 22 January 1985 (age 41) |
| Birth place | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club 1 | Derbyshire |
| Year 1 | 2011–2012 |
| Type 1 | First-class |
| Debutdate 1 | 23 August |
| Debutyear 1 | 2011 |
| Debutfor 1 | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst 1 | Essex |
| Type 2 | List A |
| Debutdate 2 | 29 August |
| Debutyear 2 | 2011 |
| Debutfor 2 | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst 2 | Kent |
| Columns | 2 |
| Column 1 | FC |
| Matches 1 | 10 |
| Runs 1 | 326 |
| Bat avg 1 | 19.17 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/1 |
| Top score 1 | 71 |
| Deliveries 1 | 12 |
| Wickets 1 | 0 |
| Bowl avg 1 | - |
| Fivefor 1 | - |
| Tenfor 1 | - |
| Best bowling 1 | - |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 8/0 |
| Column 2 | LA |
| Matches 2 | 6 |
| Runs 2 | 362 |
| Bat avg 2 | 58.66 |
| 100s/50s 2 | 2/1 |
| Top score 2 | 132 |
| Deliveries 2 | - |
| Wickets 2 | - |
| Bowl avg 2 | - |
| Fivefor 2 | - |
| Tenfor 2 | - |
| Best bowling 2 | - |
| Catches/stumpings 2 | 1/0 |
| Column 3 | T20 |
| Date | 30 March |
| Year | 2013 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/361428.html Cricinfo |
Matthew Steven "Matt" Lineker (born 12 January 1985 in Derby, England) is an English cricketer, a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Derbyshire; he is currently a free agent. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Essex in August 2011. Lineker signed a summer contract with Derbyshire in 2010 for the 2011 season. Lineker had been a regular scorer in the Derbyshire Premier League before signing for Derbyshire.[1][2]
County career
Lineker made his first-class debut against Essex on 23 August 2011. He opened the Derbyshire innings along with Martin Guptill and went for a fourteen-ball duck as Derbyshire made only 132 in the innings. In the second innings he performed slightly better hitting 16 runs from 39 balls in a drawn match at Chelmsford.[3] He made his one-day cricket debut three days later against Kent. He made 13 runs from 23 balls opening with Chesney Hughes as Derbyshire chased 209 for victory. Derbyshire won the match by 3 wickets.[4] He was released after just one season at Derbyshire.
Since then he has played for the Unicorns side in one-day cricket, scoring his maiden century in August 2013 against Yorkshire after notching his first half-century earlier in the season against Middlesex. He followed this up immediately with another century, this time going on to make 132 against Leicestershire at Leicester.
References
- ^ "Derbyshire sign batsman Matt Lineker on summer deal". BBC Sport. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Derbyshire sign Matt Lineker for 2011". ESPNcricinfo. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Essex". ESPNcricinfo. 23–26 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Kent". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.