Greg Matthews
Gregory Richard John "Mo" Matthews (born 15 December 1959 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer who is now a television cricket commentator. He played as an all rounder (off spin bowler and left handed batsman).
When Australian cricket was in the doldrums in the mid 1980's "his dashing batsmanship and growing ability as a spin bowler suddenly elevated Matthews to a position of a national hero". He made centuries in times of crisis against New Zealand and India in 1985-86, took ten wickets in the Tied Test at Madras and batted well against England in 1986-87.
Thereafter his career declined as the "effervesent and unorthodox" Matthews did not fit in with the rest of the Australian Test team. As Australia rose to dominance in the 1990s Matthews proved to be "not good enough in either of the game's main departments to make a lasting impact as a Test all-rounder" and despite a century against England in 1990-91 he played only irregularly and was finally dropped in 1993. He continued to play with success for New South Wales until he retired in 1997.
Read more about Greg Matthews: Early Life, Early Test Career, Australia Vs New Zealand 1985-86, Australia Vs India 1985-86, Benson and Hedges World Series Cup 1985-86, New Zealand Vs Australia 1985-86, India Vs Australia 1986-87 and The Second Tied Test, Australia Vs England 1986-87, Out of The Test Team 1986-1990, Australia Vs England 1990-91, Later Test Career, Later Career, Advertising
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“I was supposed to retire when I was seventy-two years old, but I was seventy-seven when I retired. On my seventy-sixth birthday a lady had triplets. It was quite a birthday present.”
—Josephine Riley Matthews (b. 1897)