Matt Montgomery (cricketer)

Matthew Montgomery (born 10 May 2000) is a South African-born cricketer.^[1]

Matt Montgomery

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Montgomery
Born	(2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 25) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Germany
Only T20I (cap 41)	28 July 2023 v Italy
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018/19	KwaZulu-Natal
2021–present	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 14)
2025	→ Derbyshire (on loan)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 1 24 35 45 Runs scored 13 1,196 1,129 676 Batting average 13.00 31.47 41.81 19.88 100s/50s 0/0 2/4 1/8 0/2 Top score 13 178 104 51 Balls bowled 18 180 492 356 Wickets 0 3 7 20 Bowling average – 44.00 70.57 25.45 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 1/0 2/38 4/30 Catches/stumpings 0/– 25/– 19/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2025

Career

Known mainly for his batting skills, he made his Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2018.^[2] In January 2019, he was named as the captain of the South Africa national under-19 cricket team, ahead of their tour to India.^[3] He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 17 January 2019.^[4]

He made his List A debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 20 January 2019, scoring a century.^[5] He was the leading run-scorer for KwaZulu-Natal in the tournament, with 221 runs in four matches.^[6]

Montgomery joined Nottinghamshire as a trialist in 2019 while studying at nearby Loughborough University.^[7] After impressing in the second XI, he signed his first professional contract with the club in 2021.^[8] Montgomery made his County Championship debut in July 2022, going on to score 369 runs in eight First Class innings that season, including a career-best 178 against Durham, as the club won Division Two and earning himself a new three-year contract.^[7][9]

In August 2025, it was announced that Montgomery would join Derbyshire on loan after agreeing a three-year contract to move to the club from the end of the season.^[10]