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Matt Lineker
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Steven Lineker
Born (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985 (age 40)
Derby, Derbyshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2012Derbyshire
First-class debut23 August 2011 Derbyshire v Essex
List A debut29 August 2011 Derbyshire v Kent
Career statistics
CompetitionFCLA
Matches106
Runs scored326362
Batting average19.1758.66
100s/50s0/12/1
Top score71132
Balls bowled12-
Wickets0-
Bowling average--
5 wickets in innings--
10 wickets in match--
Best bowling--
Catches/stumpings8/01/0
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2013

Matthew Steven "Matt" Lineker (born 12 January 1985 in Derby, England) is an English cricketer, a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Derbyshire; he is currently a free agent. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Essex in August 2011. Lineker signed a summer contract with Derbyshire in 2010 for the 2011 season. Lineker had been a regular scorer in the Derbyshire Premier League before signing for Derbyshire.[1][2]

County career

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Lineker made his first-class debut against Essex on 23 August 2011. He opened the Derbyshire innings along with Martin Guptill and went for a fourteen-ball duck as Derbyshire made only 132 in the innings. In the second innings he performed slightly better hitting 16 runs from 39 balls in a drawn match at Chelmsford.[3] He made his one-day cricket debut three days later against Kent. He made 13 runs from 23 balls opening with Chesney Hughes as Derbyshire chased 209 for victory. Derbyshire won the match by 3 wickets.[4] He was released after just one season at Derbyshire.

Since then he has played for the Unicorns side in one-day cricket, scoring his maiden century in August 2013 against Yorkshire after notching his first half-century earlier in the season against Middlesex. He followed this up immediately with another century, this time going on to make 132 against Leicestershire at Leicester.

References

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  1. ^ "Derbyshire sign batsman Matt Lineker on summer deal". BBC Sport. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Derbyshire sign Matt Lineker for 2011". ESPNcricinfo. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire v Essex". ESPNcricinfo. 23–26 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Derbyshire v Kent". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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    Matt Lineker
    Personal information
    Full name
    Matthew Steven Lineker
    Born (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985 (age 40)
    Derby, Derbyshire, England
    BattingLeft-handed
    BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
    Domestic team information
    YearsTeam
    2011–2012Derbyshire
    First-class debut23 August 2011 Derbyshire v Essex
    List A debut29 August 2011 Derbyshire v Kent
    Career statistics
    CompetitionFCLA
    Matches106
    Runs scored326362
    Batting average19.1758.66
    100s/50s0/12/1
    Top score71132
    Balls bowled12-
    Wickets0-
    Bowling average--
    5 wickets in innings--
    10 wickets in match--
    Best bowling--
    Catches/stumpings8/01/0
    Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2013

    Matthew Steven "Matt" Lineker (born 12 January 1985 in Derby, England) is an English cricketer, a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Derbyshire; he is currently a free agent. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Essex in August 2011. Lineker signed a summer contract with Derbyshire in 2010 for the 2011 season. Lineker had been a regular scorer in the Derbyshire Premier League before signing for Derbyshire.[1][2]

    County career

    Lineker made his first-class debut against Essex on 23 August 2011. He opened the Derbyshire innings along with Martin Guptill and went for a fourteen-ball duck as Derbyshire made only 132 in the innings. In the second innings he performed slightly better hitting 16 runs from 39 balls in a drawn match at Chelmsford.[3] He made his one-day cricket debut three days later against Kent. He made 13 runs from 23 balls opening with Chesney Hughes as Derbyshire chased 209 for victory. Derbyshire won the match by 3 wickets.[4] He was released after just one season at Derbyshire.

    Since then he has played for the Unicorns side in one-day cricket, scoring his maiden century in August 2013 against Yorkshire after notching his first half-century earlier in the season against Middlesex. He followed this up immediately with another century, this time going on to make 132 against Leicestershire at Leicester.

    References

    1. ^ "Derbyshire sign batsman Matt Lineker on summer deal". BBC Sport. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
    2. ^ "Derbyshire sign Matt Lineker for 2011". ESPNcricinfo. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
    3. ^ "Derbyshire v Essex". ESPNcricinfo. 23–26 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
    4. ^ "Derbyshire v Kent". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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