# Matthew Phelps

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'''Matthew James Phelps''' (born 1 September 1972 in [Lismore, New South Wales](/source/Lismore%2C_New_South_Wales)) is an Australian [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket)er who played for the [New South Wales Blues](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team). He was a right-handed middle order batsman.<ref name="espncricinfo">{{Cite web |title=Matthew Phelps |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/matthew-phelps-7111 |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=espncricinfo}}</ref>

Matthew Phelps' career began in 1998-99 and ended in 2006 when he retired aged 33 after a career best domestic season where he was named NSW Pura Cup Player of the Year. He scored 635 runs at 45.35 with 3 centuries. It was the second season in a row that he had scored over 600 runs. Of his 6 first-class tons in his career he was able to score one in his home town of Lismore, an innings of 133 against Victoria. He finished his career with 2380 first-class runs at 37.77 from 38 matches. His highest score was 192 which came against Tasmania in 1999-2000.

==See also==
* [List of New South Wales representative cricketers](/source/List_of_New_South_Wales_representative_cricketers)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|ref=australia/content/player/7111.html}}

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Category:New South Wales cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Lismore, New South Wales
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales

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