MJ Prior Profile

General Information Full name Matthew James Prior Born February 26, 1982, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Current age 28 years 342 days Major teams England, England A, England Lions, Sussex, Sussex Cricket Board, Victoria Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling Style Career Statistics Batting & Fielding Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 40 60 10 Innings Played 61 55 8 Not Outs 11 8 2 Runs 2148 1165 127 Highest 131* 87 32 Average 42.96 24.78 21.16 Balls Faced 3356 1527 100 St/R 64.00 76.29 127.00 100's 4 0 0 50's 16 3 0 4's 246 129 11 6's 10 6 5 Catches Taken 117 63 6 Stumpings Made 4 5 3 Bowling Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 40 60 10 Innings Played - - - Balls - - - Runs - - - Wickets - - - Best Inning Bowling - - - Best Match Bowling - - - Average - - - Economy Rate - - - St/R - - - 4 Wickets - - - 5 Wickets - - - 10 Wickets - - - Profile Matthew James Prior was born 26 February 1982, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an English One Day International (ODI) and Test cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. He is a wicket-keeper, and his aggressive right-handed batting enables him to open the innings in ODI matches. With an international Test debut score of 126, Prior became the first English wicket-keeper to hit a century in his debut match in early 2007. 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 was 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.