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Full name Matthew James Prior
Born February 26, 1982, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Current age 26 years 318 days
Major teams England, England A, England Lions, Sussex, Sussex Cricket Board
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Brighton College, East Sussex

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

650

126*

40.62

1167

55.69

ODIs

637

22.75

862

73.89

T20Is

116

23.20

128.88

First-class

136

215

7651

201*

39.43

11499

66.53

315

List A

169

155

3909

144

26.95

146

Twenty20

863

23.32

661

130.55

105

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

First-class

136

List A

169

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

England v West Indies at Lord's, May 17-21, 2007 scorecard

Last Test

India v England at Mohali, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Dec 5, 2004 scorecard

Last ODI

India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard

Last T20I

South Africa v England at Cape Town, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2001

Last First-class

India v England at Mohali, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2000

Last List A

India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Stanford Superstars v England at Coolidge, Nov 1, 2008 scorecard

Matthew Prior moved to England from South Africa and represented England at all ages, up to and including the Under-19 squad, making his Sussex debut in 2001. An aggressive batsman whose wicketkeeping development has been slightly hampered by having to share county duties with Tim Ambrose, he toured India with the England A side in 2003-04. He was selected to tour Zimbabwe as part of England's one-day squad in November 2004 and played in just one match, striking 35. He rejoined the A team for their series against United Arab Emirates and, after an unconvincing first match - he made 0 - he went on hit 84, 56 and 122 not out. He had less success in the subsequent triangular tournament against Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A. Prior earned selection for the England winter tours of Pakistan and India in 2005-06, but playing mostly as a batsman he failed to make any real impact. This lack of form resulted in him missing out of the Champions Trophy in October 2006, but he was named in the Academy squad to be stationed in Perth during the 2006-07 Ashes series. Two fifties in England A's 2-1 win over Bangladesh A wasn't enough to book him a World Cup berth, but his chance arrived when he was named in the squad for the first Test against West Indies. He began in thrilling fashion, becoming the first England wicketkeeper to score a century on debut with an unbeaten 126 at Lord's, followed by 75 at Headingley. The new Alec Stewart, England hoped, had arrived. However, a poor subsequent series against India and a disappointing tour to Sri Lanka exposed flaws with his keeping, as his star diminished and he was dropped for England's tour of New Zealand in 2008.
Will Luke January 2008

Dec 23, 2008

Matt Prior is caught offguard by Yuvraj Singh's reverse sweep © AFP

Dec 22, 2008

Matt Prior walks back after being dismissed by Harbhajan Singh © Getty Images

Dec 22, 2008

Matt Prior makes the long walk back to the pavilion © Getty Images

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