After he made his debut for Victoria in the 1992–1993 season, he soon established himself as one of the top opening batsmen in Australian domestic cricket, before progressing his way through to the Bendigo and District Cricket Association playing for the Bendigo Cricket Club in his role as an opening batsman.
Test career
Elliott was called up to the Australian national team in the 1996–97 season, making his Test debut against the West Indies in November 1996. Unfortunately for Elliott, in just his second Test match he was injured in a mid-pitch collision with teammate Mark Waugh, resulting in the need for kneesurgery.
Elliott returned for the 1997 tour of South Africa. On the Ashes series in the same year in England and scored two centuries, including a career-best 199. He also made his One Day International debut in 1997 in the Texaco Cup, but scored 1, making it his only appearance in a limited overs international. Elliott was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1998, although this wasn't enough for him to hold down a regular spot, and due to inconsistent performances after the Ashes series, he slipped out of the national team in 1999. Steve Waugh, in his autobiography, described Elliott as "technically gifted but temperamentally flawed" and "prone to serious bouts of self-doubt and a tendency to let injuries rule his thought processes." He stated that "[Elliott] would have been a perfect candidate...[for] a sports psychologist."[1]
He continued to perform at domestic level for Victoria and on the English county scene, and in the 2003–2004 season scored a remarkable 1381 runs in the Pura Cup, overtaking Graham Yallop's previous record (which was succeeded the very next year in 2004-05 by Michael Bevan). Rewarded with the Pura Cup Player of the Year Award and a new Cricket Australia contract, he was recalled to the national team for the first time in 5 years, albeit for one unsuccessful Test against Sri Lanka where he batted at number 3 in place of Ricky Ponting who took time off due to a family bereavement. Batting outside his normal position, Elliott scored just 0 and 1.
This performance dented hopes of a resurgence in his international career greatly. In addition to this, he also had a below-par season in the subsequent 04/05 domestic season for Victoria, averaging in the mid-30s.
Move to South Australia
Matthew Elliott's Test career batting performance
In April 2005 Elliott made a request to leave the Victorian team to join South Australia as player-coach; this was originally rejected by Cricket Victoria although Elliott appealed their decision. On 5 May a Cricket Australia grievance tribunal overturned Cricket Victoria's decision, freeing the way for Elliott to join South Australia.
In the 2005–06 season Elliott struggled with injury and inconsistent form.
The 2006-07 Australian domestic season was equally disappointing, with just 193 runs at 13.8 from seven first class (Pura Cup) games. As a result, he was axed from the South Australian state side. Curiously his form in the domestic one-day competition was much better with 465 runs at 51.6, highlighted by two centuries.
English County Cricket
On the English county scene, Elliott made a century at Lord's in the 2002 C & G final to win the trophy for Yorkshire - their first one-day trophy for 15 years. He signed a short-term contract for the 2007 season with Yorkshire CCC. This was as cover for Yorkshire's primary overseas player Younis Khan, who was due to be participating in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. However, following Pakistan's untimely exit, Younis was able to take up his role at his new county from the start of the season, thus Elliott was left surplus to requirements. Following the cancellation, Elliott agreed to join Glamorgan on a four-week deal as cover for Australian left-handed batsmen Jimmy Maher.[2]
Retirement
Elliott announced his retirement from first-class cricket in February 2008.[3] He then played for the Chandigarh Lions in the ICL.
Notes
^Waugh, Steve (2005). STEVE WAUGH: Out of my comfort zone - the autobiography. Victoria: Penguin Group (Australia). pp. 418–419. ISBN0-670-04198-X.
^"Glamorgan snap up Aussie Elliott". BBC Sport. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^Brettig, Daniel (12 February 2008). . The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.
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For other people named Matthew Elliott see Matthew Elliott disambiguation Matthew Thomas Gray Elliott born 28 September 1971 is a former cricketer from Australia who played as a left handed opening batsman Matthew ElliottElliott playing for South Australia in 2007Personal informationFull nameMatthew Thomas Gray ElliottBorn 1971 09 28 28 September 1971 age 51 Chelsea Victoria AustraliaNicknameHerbBattingLeft handedBowlingLeft arm mediumRoleOpening batsmanRelationsSam Elliott son International informationNational sideAustralia 1996 2004 Test debut cap 368 22 November 1996 v West IndiesLast Test1 July 2004 v Sri LankaOnly ODI cap 164 25 May 1997 v EnglandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1992 93 2004 05Victoria2000Glamorgan2002Yorkshire2004 2007Glamorgan2005 06 2007 08South AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 21 1 214 162Runs scored 1 172 1 17 521 6 211Batting average 33 48 1 00 47 00 46 00100s 50s 3 4 0 0 50 84 17 35Top score 199 1 203 156Balls bowled 12 1 242 92Wickets 0 13 0Bowling average 58 00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3 68 Catches stumpings 14 0 230 61 Source CricInfo 6 January 2023 Contents 1 Beginnings with Victoria 2 Test career 3 Move to South Australia 4 English County Cricket 5 Retirement 6 Notes 7 External linksBeginnings with Victoria EditAfter he made his debut for Victoria in the 1992 1993 season he soon established himself as one of the top opening batsmen in Australian domestic cricket before progressing his way through to the Bendigo and District Cricket Association playing for the Bendigo Cricket Club in his role as an opening batsman Test career EditElliott was called up to the Australian national team in the 1996 97 season making his Test debut against the West Indies in November 1996 Unfortunately for Elliott in just his second Test match he was injured in a mid pitch collision with teammate Mark Waugh resulting in the need for knee surgery Elliott returned for the 1997 tour of South Africa On the Ashes series in the same year in England and scored two centuries including a career best 199 He also made his One Day International debut in 1997 in the Texaco Cup but scored 1 making it his only appearance in a limited overs international Elliott was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1998 although this wasn t enough for him to hold down a regular spot and due to inconsistent performances after the Ashes series he slipped out of the national team in 1999 Steve Waugh in his autobiography described Elliott as technically gifted but temperamentally flawed and prone to serious bouts of self doubt and a tendency to let injuries rule his thought processes He stated that Elliott would have been a perfect candidate for a sports psychologist 1 He continued to perform at domestic level for Victoria and on the English county scene and in the 2003 2004 season scored a remarkable 1381 runs in the Pura Cup overtaking Graham Yallop s previous record which was succeeded the very next year in 2004 05 by Michael Bevan Rewarded with the Pura Cup Player of the Year Award and a new Cricket Australia contract he was recalled to the national team for the first time in 5 years albeit for one unsuccessful Test against Sri Lanka where he batted at number 3 in place of Ricky Ponting who took time off due to a family bereavement Batting outside his normal position Elliott scored just 0 and 1 This performance dented hopes of a resurgence in his international career greatly In addition to this he also had a below par season in the subsequent 04 05 domestic season for Victoria averaging in the mid 30s Move to South Australia Edit Matthew Elliott s Test career batting performance In April 2005 Elliott made a request to leave the Victorian team to join South Australia as player coach this was originally rejected by Cricket Victoria although Elliott appealed their decision On 5 May a Cricket Australia grievance tribunal overturned Cricket Victoria s decision freeing the way for Elliott to join South Australia In the 2005 06 season Elliott struggled with injury and inconsistent form The 2006 07 Australian domestic season was equally disappointing with just 193 runs at 13 8 from seven first class Pura Cup games As a result he was axed from the South Australian state side Curiously his form in the domestic one day competition was much better with 465 runs at 51 6 highlighted by two centuries English County Cricket EditOn the English county scene Elliott made a century at Lord s in the 2002 C amp G final to win the trophy for Yorkshire their first one day trophy for 15 years He signed a short term contract for the 2007 season with Yorkshire CCC This was as cover for Yorkshire s primary overseas player Younis Khan who was due to be participating in the 2007 Cricket World Cup However following Pakistan s untimely exit Younis was able to take up his role at his new county from the start of the season thus Elliott was left surplus to requirements Following the cancellation Elliott agreed to join Glamorgan on a four week deal as cover for Australian left handed batsmen Jimmy Maher 2 Retirement EditElliott announced his retirement from first class cricket in February 2008 3 He then played for the Chandigarh Lions in the ICL Notes Edit Waugh Steve 2005 STEVE WAUGH Out of my comfort zone the autobiography Victoria Penguin Group Australia pp 418 419 ISBN 0 670 04198 X Glamorgan snap up Aussie Elliott BBC Sport 29 March 2007 Retrieved 29 March 2013 Brettig Daniel 12 February 2008 Matthew Elliott fades into retirement The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 22 May 2011 External links EditMatthew Elliott at ESPNcricinfo HowSTAT statistical profile on Matthew Elliott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Elliott cricketer amp oldid 1131902745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
