50 Facts About Matthew Hayden

Matthew Lawrence Hayden was born on 29 October 1971 and is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer.

Matthew Hayden is widely considered to be one of the best openers in Test cricket and holds the record of highest individual score by an Australian batsman, where he scored 380 against Zimbabwe during Zimbabwe's 2003 tour of Australia.

Matthew Hayden was a member of the Australian team that won both the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Domestically, Matthew Hayden played for the state he was born in, Queensland, and played for the state's Twenty20 competition team, the Brisbane Heat.

Matthew Hayden retired from all forms of cricket in September 2012.

In 2017, Matthew Hayden was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

In September 2021, Matthew Hayden was appointed as the Batting Coach of Pakistan for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Matthew Hayden competed in the Gladiator Team Sports Challenge in 1995, Matthew Hayden's boat capsized near North Stradbroke Island; he and his two companions were forced to swim a kilometre to safety.

Matthew Hayden is married to Kellie and has three children.

Matthew Hayden was awarded the Australian Sports Medal on 14 July 2000.

In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Matthew Hayden was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as a "sports legend".

Matthew Hayden is an Ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.

Matthew Hayden played Sheffield Shield cricket for Queensland, playing 101 matches, and scoring 8831 runs at an average of 54.85.

Matthew Hayden played for the Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural Indian Premier League in April 2008, contracted for $375,000.

Matthew Hayden became one of the foremost players in the league, and in 2009 won the Orange Cap as the season's highest run-scorer, with 572 runs.

On 11 March 2010, Matthew Hayden announced his intention to use the Mongoose Cricket Bat, a bat specially tailored to the needs of Twenty20 cricket, during the 2010 IPL.

Matthew Hayden made his maiden century, but averaged only 24.1 over the six tests, including four ducks.

Matthew Hayden was dropped from the team, as the selectors favoured other openers, initially Taylor and Matthew Elliott, then later Slater and Greg Blewett, for the next few years.

On that tour of India, Matthew Hayden scored 549 runs, an Australian record for a three-Test series, at an average of 109.80.

Matthew Hayden scored over 1,000 Test runs in 2001,2002,2003,2004, and 2005, the first man to achieve the feat five times.

Matthew Hayden was selected as one of Wisden's five 2003 Cricketers of the Year.

Matthew Hayden's total remained the record until 12 April 2004, when Lara scored 400 not out.

Matthew Hayden suffered a considerable form-slump towards the end of 2004, and went for sixteen consecutive tests without scoring a century.

In nine Tests against India, New Zealand and South Africa, Matthew Hayden managed only 383 runs at 23.94, with two half-centuries and three ducks.

Matthew Hayden's career ended when he was dropped from the ODI Australian team.

Matthew Hayden's place was filled by young New South Wales opener Phillip Hughes.

Matthew Hayden finished his test career with 8625 runs at an average of 50.73.

Matthew Hayden was a regular and successful slip fielder for Australia, and he took 128 catches during his Test career.

Matthew Hayden played as an opening batsman in the Australian team in 160 One Day Internationals throughout his career.

Matthew Hayden made his ODI debut for Australia in 1993 against England, but after playing 13 ODIs in 1993 and 1994, he was dropped from the team until 2000.

Matthew Hayden played in the Australian side that won the 2003 One Day International Cricket World Cup.

On 20 February 2007, Matthew Hayden posted his highest ODI score against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

Matthew Hayden's knock of 181* is the second highest ODI innings in a losing cause in ODI history just after Charles Coventry's 194*.

Matthew Hayden dominated the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies the tournament's best batsman, scoring three centuries before the completion of the Super 8s section of the tournament; he was only the third person to achieve this feat.

Matthew Hayden's record was broken by Irish batsman Kevin O'Brien in the 2011 World Cup when he struck a century off 50 balls against England.

Matthew Hayden became only the second player in World Cup history to surpass 600 runs in a single tournament; he scored 659 runs for the tournament at an average of 73.22.

In September 2007, Matthew Hayden was named ODI Player of the Year after his dominating performance throughout the World Cup.

Matthew Hayden was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo.

Matthew Hayden played nine Twenty20 Internationals for Australia, including the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.

Matthew Hayden was the tournament's top scorer, with 265 runs.

Matthew Hayden scored 308 runs in T20Is with the average of 51.33 when retiring.

Matthew Hayden was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo for the 2007 T20I World Cup.

Matthew Hayden was reprimanded for his comment by Cricket Australia, but maintained his innocence.

Matthew Hayden was strongly criticized by the BCCI and former Pakistan team captain Wasim Akram for reportedly calling India a third world country.

On 13 January 2009, Matthew Hayden held a press conference at the Gabba and officially announced his retirement from representative cricket.

Matthew Hayden was recognised as statistically the best opener ever produced by the country.

Matthew Hayden was appointed by the Queensland Government in March 2013 to head a tourism campaign aiming to attract more Indian tourists to Australia.

Matthew Hayden scored 29 Test, 36 ODI and three T20I half-centuries.

Matthew Hayden has been working with Cricket Australia in raising the profile of cricket among the indigenous population of Australia.

Matthew Hayden is an Ambassador of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.