Matthew Wade

Matthew Wade

Matthew Scott Wade (born 26 December 1987) is an Australian cricketer. He plays domestic first-class and List A cricket for the Tasmanian cricket team. Wade represented Australia at the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2020, Wade captained Australia for the first time in international cricket, for the second Twenty20 International match against India.

About Matthew Wade in brief

Summary Matthew WadeMatthew Scott Wade (born 26 December 1987) is an Australian cricketer. He plays domestic first-class and List A cricket for the Tasmanian cricket team. In December 2020, Wade captained Australia for the first time in international cricket, for the second Twenty20 International match against India. Wade represented Australia at the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. At the age of 16, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and received two rounds of chemotherapy before he was cleared of the disease. Wade is colour blind and has suffered difficulties on the field due to the colours of certain cricket balls. He has represented the Australian national team as wicket-keeper in all three forms of international cricket. In January 2011, Wade signed with the Delhi Daredevils, going on to play three times for Delhi in the 2011 Indian Premier League.

Before the 201718 season, Wade chose to return to his home state of Tasmania for family reasons. He assumed the first choice wicket keeper role with Tim Paine a member of the Test side, although Wade is selected as a specialist batsman when Paine returns from national duties. He was suspended and fined for pitch tampering in 2013 and in February 2015, scored 152 for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, his highest first- class score to date. Mid-way through the 201819 season,. Wade was appointed captain of Tasmanian team and the Hurricanes after a decision by Cricket Tasmania to remove George Bailey to focus on his batting performance. The move also saw Wade traded from the Melbourne Renegades to the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash. He went on to be named in Sheffield Shield team of the year in March 2018.