Matthew Elliott (cricketer)

Matthew Elliott
	batsman
Relations	Sam Elliott (son)
International information
National side	Australia (1996–2004);
Test debut (cap 368)	22 November 1996 v West Indies
Last Test	1 July 2004 v Sri Lanka
Only ODI (cap 164)	25 May 1997 v England
Domestic team information
1992/93–2004/05	South Australia
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 January 2023

Matthew Thomas Gray Elliott (born 28 September 1971) is a former

batsman

.

Beginnings with Victoria

After he made his debut for

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

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

Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1998, although this wasn't enough for him to hold down a regular spot in the Australian side, 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." Waugh stated that "[Elliott] would have been a perfect candidate...[for] a sports psychologist."^[1]

Elliott continued to perform at domestic level for Victoria and on the English county scene, and in the 2003–04 season scored a remarkable 1381 runs in the

Sri Lanka, where he batted at number 3 in place of Ricky Ponting

(who was absent because of 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 2004–05 domestic season for Victoria, averaging in the mid-30s.

Move to South Australia

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 move.

In the 2005–06 season Elliott struggled with injury and inconsistent form. The 2006–07 season was equally disappointing, with just 193 runs at 13.8 from seven first class 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

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 Indian Cricket League.

Notes

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

Matthew Elliott at ESPNcricinfo

HowSTAT! statistical profile on Matthew Elliott

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[Waugh-1] ISBN 0-670-04198-X
.

[2] "Glamorgan snap up Aussie Elliott". BBC Sport. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

[3] Brettig, Daniel (12 February 2008). "Matthew Elliott fades into retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.

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