| Matthew Elliott | |
| Fullname: | Matthew Thomas Gray Elliott |
| Birth Date: | 1971 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chelsea, Victoria, Australia |
| Nickname: | Herb |
| Family: | Sam Elliott (son) |
| Country: | Australia |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1996–2004 |
| Testdebutagainst: | West Indies |
| Testdebutdate: | 22 November |
| Testdebutyear: | 1996 |
| Lasttestdate: | 1 July |
| Lasttestyear: | 2004 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Testcap: | 368 |
| Odidebutdate: | 25 May |
| Odidebutyear: | 1997 |
| Odidebutagainst: | England |
| Oneodi: | true |
| Odicap: | 164 |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Role: | Opening batsman |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Matches1: | 21 |
| Runs1: | 1,172 |
| Bat Avg1: | 33.48 |
| 100S/50S1: | 3/4 |
| Top Score1: | 199 |
| Deliveries1: | 12 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/– |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | 1 |
| Bat Avg2: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 1 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 214 |
| Runs3: | 17,521 |
| Bat Avg3: | 47.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 50/84 |
| Top Score3: | 203 |
| Deliveries3: | 1,242 |
| Wickets3: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 58.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/68 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 230/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 162 |
| Runs4: | 6,211 |
| Bat Avg4: | 46.00 |
| 100S/50S4: | 17/35 |
| Top Score4: | 156 |
| Deliveries4: | 92 |
| Wickets4: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg4: | – |
| Fivefor4: | – |
| Tenfor4: | – |
| Best Bowling4: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 61/– |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Club2: | Glamorgan |
| Year2: | 2000 |
| Club3: | Yorkshire |
| Year3: | 2002 |
| Club4: | Glamorgan |
| Year4: | 2004–2007 |
| Club5: | South Australia |
| Year5: | 2005/06–2007/08 |
| Date: | 6 January |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5130.html ESPNcricinfo |
Matthew Thomas Gray Elliott (born 28 September 1971) is an Australian former cricketer, who played as a left-handed opening batsman.
After he made his debut for Victoria in the 1992–93 season, he soon established himself as one of the top opening batsmen in Australian domestic cricket, before progressing his way through to the Bendigo and District Cricket Association playing for the Bendigo Cricket Club in his role as an opening batsman.
Elliott was called up to the Australian national team in the 1996–97 season, making his Test debut against the West Indies in November 1996. Unfortunately for Elliott, in just his second Test match he was injured in a mid-pitch collision with teammate Mark Waugh, resulting in the need for knee surgery.
Elliott returned for the 1996–97 tour of South Africa. He retained his place for the 1997 tour of England, scoring two centuries in the Ashes series, including a career-best 199. He also made his One Day International debut in 1997 in the Texaco Trophy, but scored 1, making it his only appearance in a limited overs international. Elliott was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1998, although this wasn't enough for him to hold down a regular spot in the Australian side, and due to inconsistent performances after the Ashes series he slipped out of the national team in 1999. Steve Waugh, in his autobiography, described Elliott as "technically gifted but temperamentally flawed" and "prone to serious bouts of self-doubt and a tendency to let injuries rule his thought processes." Waugh stated that "[Elliott] would have been a perfect candidate...[for] a sports psychologist."[1]
Elliott continued to perform at domestic level for Victoria and on the English county scene, and in the 2003–04 season scored a remarkable 1381 runs in the Pura Cup, overtaking Graham Yallop's previous record (which was succeeded the very next year in 2004–05 by Michael Bevan).
. Steve Waugh . Steve Waugh: Out of my comfort zone - the autobiography . 2005 . Penguin Group (Australia) . Victoria . 0-670-04198-X . 418 - 419.