Matt Coles

Matt Coles
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Thomas Coles
Born (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 34)
Maidstone, Kent, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2013Kent (squad no. 26)
2013Hampshire (loan) (squad no. 78)
2014–2015Hampshire
2015–2017Kent (squad no. 26)
2016/17Dhaka Dynamites
2018–2019Essex (squad no. 1)
2019Northamptonshire (loan)
FC debut15 April 2009 Kent v Loughborough UCCE
LA debut9 August 2009 Kent v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 116 81 100
Runs scored 2,624 638 552
Batting average 20.03 15.95 9.35
100s/50s 1/12 1/1 0/1
Top score 103* 100 54
Balls bowled 17,590 3,364 1,876
Wickets 358 139 87
Bowling average 29.47 23.33 32.47
5 wickets in innings 12 2 0
10 wickets in match 2 0 0
Best bowling 6/51 6/32 4/27
Catches/stumpings 62/– 32/– 35/–
Source: CricInfo, 22 August 2019

Matthew Thomas Coles (born 26 May 1990) is an English former professional cricketer. He played as a bowling all-rounder who bowled right-arm fast-medium pace and batted left-handed. He most recently was contracted to Essex County Cricket Club and has represented the England Lions cricket team. Coles played for Kent for two spells either side of spending 18 months at Hampshire in 2014. In 2016 he joined Bangladesh Premier League side Dhaka Dynamites for part of their season.