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Full name Matthew Scott Wade
Born December 26, 1987, Hobart, Tasmania
Current age 20 years 294 days
Major teams Australia Under-19s,Australian Centre of Excellence,Australian Institute of Sports,Clarence,Tasmania,Tasmania Institute of Sport,Tasmania Second XI,Tasmania Under-17s,Tasmania Under-19s,Tasmania Under-19s,Victoria
Nickname Wadey
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height
1.70 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
10
14
2
335
95
27.91
736
45.51
0
2
35
6
38
1
List A
2
2
0
32
29
16.00
47
68.08
0
0
1
0
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
List A
2
-
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-
-
-
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Career statistics
First-class debut
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Oct 14-17, 2007 scorecard
Last First-class
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, Feb 21, 2007 scorecard
Last List A
Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, Dec 15, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Matthew Wade walked straight into Victoria's Pura Cup team after transferring from Tasmania in the 2007 off-season and immediately made an impact, scoring 83 and pouching six catches in his first-class debut. Wade was only 19 at the time but he had already spent a winter at the Academy and had been part of Australia's Under-19 World Cup squad in 2005-06. His batting potential was the reason he leap-frogged the incumbent wicketkeeper Adam Crosthwaite and he finished the season with 335 runs at 27.91, and a top score of 95 against his former state. His glovework was adequate but a lack of runs late in the season led to him losing his spot in favour of Crosthwaite for the last two games, including the Pura Cup final. A talented left-hand batsman capable of long stays at the crease, Wade was also a skilled Australian Rules footballer and could have pursued an AFL career. His only match for Tasmania was a one-day game in 2006-07 when he played as a specialist batsman, and the presence of the established wicketkeepers Sean Clingeleffer and Tim Paine prompted his move to the mainland. Brydon Coverdale April 2008
