17 Facts About Matt Renshaw

Matthew Thomas Renshaw was born on 28 March 1996 and is an Australian international cricketer.

Matt Renshaw played eleven Tests for Australia between 2016 and 2018 as an opening batsman, and was recalled to the Test team in 2023.

Matt Renshaw's family moved to New Zealand when he was seven, and then to Australia when he was ten.

Matt Renshaw made his List A debut for the National Performance Squad against India A on 27 August 2016.

Matt Renshaw signed a three-year contract with the Adelaide Strikers in September 2020.

Matt Renshaw made his debut for Somerset on 20 April 2018 against Worcestershire, scoring 101 not out, exactly half of Somerset's first innings total of 202, and went on to score 513 runs at an average of 51.13 in six Championship matches for the county, scoring another century in his second match.

Matt Renshaw scored 180 runs in six List A appearances for Somerset before his spell at the county was cut short following a broken finger.

In February 2019, Matt Renshaw agreed to play for Kent County Cricket Club for the early stages of the season leading up to the 2019 Ashes series.

In 2024, Matt Renshaw returned to Somerset for a third stint.

Matt Renshaw made his Test debut on 24 November 2016 as an opening batsman, replacing his opening partner in Queensland, Joe Burns.

Matt Renshaw scored his first Test century, 184, against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in his fourth match.

Matt Renshaw became the first Australian cricketer to score 500 Test runs before turning 21 years of age and has scored the most number of Test runs before turning 21 years for Australia, with 524.

Matt Renshaw played ten tests in 2016 and 2017, but had poor form in the tours of India and Bangladesh in 2017, and lost his place in the test team to Cameron Bancroft.

However Matt Renshaw suffered an injury in a warm-up game, and did not play in the Test series against Pakistan.

Matt Renshaw then had poor form the following summer and could not break back into the Test team.

In March 2022, Matt Renshaw was added to Australia's One Day International squad for their series against Pakistan, but did not play a game.

Matt Renshaw was initially dropped for the second Test, but played in the second innings as a concussion substitute, before being dropped again for the third Test.