Player profile

Matt Critchley

Born: 1996-08-13
Batting: right handed
Bowling: right-arm leg-break
From: English

Batting career

All formats

FormatMRunsAvgSRHS

List A521,17033.4397.58103

First-class1156,01034.7456.82151*

list a833047.14100.61102*

T201672,26320.03121.880*

Test848537.3153.9597

Bowling career

All formats

FormatMWktsEconOversBest

List A52516.6316.24/48

First-class1152063.861920.36/73

list a806.4949.0

T201671398.25436.45/28

Test8183.57166.45/85

Recent performances

test form

2026-09-24Essex vs GlamorganTest · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff21 (58) • 4×4, 0×6 & 20 (27) • 3×4, 1×62/95 (31.0 ov)

2026-09-15Essex vs WarwickshireTest · County Ground, Chelmsford10 (10) • 2×4, 0×6 & 11 (16) • 2×4, 0×65/108 (29.4 ov)

2026-09-08Essex vs YorkshireTest · Headingley, Leeds1 (3) & 0 (1)5/85 (30.0 ov)

2026-09-02Essex vs SussexTest · County Ground, Chelmsford19* (39) • 1×4, 1×6 & 96 (132) • 8×4, 2×60/37 (10.0 ov)

2026-08-27Essex vs SurreyTest · County Ground, Chelmsford24 (66) • 2×4, 0×60/31 (7.0 ov)

2026-08-20Essex vs SomersetTest · The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Taunton50 (88) • 6×4, 1×6 & 94 (236) • 11×4, 0×61/87 (17.5 ov)

2026-06-19Essex vs NottinghamshireTest · County Ground, Chelmsford1 (12) & 13 (42) • 1×4, 0×62/106 (25.0 ov)

2026-06-12Essex vs LeicestershireTest · Grace Road, Leicester97 (136) • 12×4, 1×6 & 28* (33) • 3×4, 1×63/46 (16.1 ov)

About

Player story

Matthew Critchley is a quality middle-order bat and an equally potent leg-spinner who represents Derbyshire in county cricket. At an age of just 18, Critchley youngest player to score a century for Derbyshire when he scored 137 against Northamptonshire in 2015. The Lancashire-born cricketer started playing the sport at Junior Club level at 13 at Brinscall Cricket Club, where his father was a Level 3 coach. He started as a spinner who batted in the lower order. The teenager represented Lancashire U-17, before getting contacted by Derbyshire. As his career progressed, Critchley started taking both batting and bowling seriously. The allrounder played a couple of valuable seasons for Derbyshire to get the England Lions’ cap in 2018. In a couple of months, Critchley was awarded the cap to play the Championship games and secured his first-ever 10-wicket haul against Northamptonshire. In the shortened 2020 season, the allrounder scored 388 all formats runs and was the fourth-highest run-getter for his county, apart from topping the wicket-takers list with 21 scalps under his belt. In 2021, Critchley was drafted by the Welsh Fire squad for the inaugural edition of the Hundred. His all-round skill set makes a utility player for the franchise to become the favorites to clinch the trophy. (As of April 2021)