Craig Matthews

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1965)}}

{{for|the businessman|Craig G. Matthews}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Craig Matthews

| image =

| fullname = Craig Russell Matthews

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|02|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| country = South Africa

| height = 192 cm

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = All rounder

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 18

| runs1 = 348

| bat avg1 = 18.31

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 62*

| deliveries1 = 3,980

| wickets1 = 52

| bowl avg1 = 28.88

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/42

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 56

| runs2 = 141

| bat avg2 = 10.84

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 26

| deliveries2 = 3,003

| wickets2 = 79

| bowl avg2 = 25.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/10

| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–

| date = 25 January

| year = 2006

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/46189.html CricInfo

}}

Craig Russell Matthews (born 15 February 1965 is a former South African cricketer who played in 18 Test matches and 56 One Day Internationals between 1991 and 1997.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2063/2063.html | title = Player profile: Craig Matthews | work = CricketArchive | accessdate = 7 February 2010}}

Matthews was born in Cape Town, Cape Province, and attended Pinelands High School.{{cite web | url=http://www.schoolsportsnews.co.za/cricket/most-test-cricketers-by-school-since-1992/ | title=Most South African Test Cricketers by School since 1992 | publisher=School Sports News | accessdate=14 January 2015}}