Matt Coles
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| Full name | Matthew Thomas Coles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 May 1990 Maidstone, Kent |
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| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009–2013 | Kent (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Hampshire (loan) (squad no. 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Kent (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Dhaka Dynamites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 15 April 2009 Kent v Loughborough UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 9 August 2009 Kent v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricInfo, 13 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Thomas Coles (born 26 May 1990) is an English professional cricketer. He is a bowling all-rounder who bowls right-arm fast-medium pace and bats left-handed. He plays for Kent County Cricket Club and has represented the England Lions cricket team. Coles played for Hampshire in 2014 and in 2016 joined Bangladesh Premier League side Dhaka Dynamites for part of their season.
Coles was born in Maidstone in 1990. He attended Maplesden Noakes School and Mid-Kent College in the town and played for Kent age group teams at under-13, under-15 and under-17 levels. He was a member of Kent's cricket academy and first played for Kent's Second XI in 2007 before making his first-class cricket debut for the county in April 2009 against Loughborough UCCE.
After making his debut, Coles played one more first-class match in 2009, appearing in Kent's final County Championship match of the season against Gloucestershire in September 2009. He also made four appearances in the Pro 40 tournament for the county during 2009.
Coles became a regular in Kent teams the following season. He reached his maiden first-class century against Yorkshire by hitting a reverse sweep for six in April 2012. He was awarded a county cap in August 2012.
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