Jimmy Matthews

Jimmy Matthews
Matthews in 1910
Personal information
Full name
Thomas James Matthews
Born(1884-04-03)3 April 1884
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Died14 October 1943(1943-10-14) (aged 59)
Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 99)12 January 1912 v England
Last Test19 August 1912 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 8 67
Runs scored 153 2,149
Batting average 17.00 24.98
100s/50s 0/1 0/14
Top score 53 93
Balls bowled 1,081 7,582
Wickets 16 177
Bowling average 26.18 25.46
5 wickets in innings 0 8
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 4/29 7/46
Catches/stumpings 7/0 56/0
Source: CricInfo, 24 August 2019

Thomas James Matthews (3 April 1884 – 14 October 1943) was an Australian Test cricketer. Bowling leg breaks, he is the only player to have taken two hat-tricks in the same Test match.