Matthew Spoors

Matthew Spoors (born 6 May 1999) is a Canadian-Australian cricketer who plays for the Canada national cricket team.^[1][2] He made his international debut for Canada in February 2022,^[3] and made the highest score in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match for a player on his debut.^[4]

Matthew Spoors

Personal information
Born	(1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 26) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm Leg break
Role	Batter
International information
National side	Canada (2022–2023)
ODI debut (cap 92)	27 March 2023 v Jersey
Last ODI	5 April 2023 v Papua New Guinea
ODI shirt no.	26
T20I debut (cap 61)	18 February 2022 v Philippines
Last T20I	20 November 2022 v Oman
T20I shirt no.	7
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2024/25–present	Western Australia (squad no. 22)
2024/25–present	Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 5 10 11 15 Runs scored 86 269 186 347 Batting average 17.20 38.42 16.90 34.70 100s/50s 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 Top score 33 108* 33 108* Balls bowled – 12 – 48 Wickets – 1 – 2 Bowling average – 5.00 – 33.50 5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 – 0 Best bowling – 1/5 – 1/5 Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 1/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 April 2025

Career

Born in Australia to an Australian father and a Canadian mother,^[5] Spoors qualified to play for Canada as a dual citizen.^[6] He was awarded with a rookie contract with Western Australia ahead of the 2017/18 season^[7] whilst still finishing school at Hale School,^[8] and also represented the Australia national under-19 cricket team.^[9]

In February 2022, he was named in Canada's T20I squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.^[10] He made his T20I debut on 18 February 2022, against the Philippines.^[11] In the match, he scored an unbeaten 108, his first century in T20I cricket.^[12] It was the highest individual total made by a cricketer on T20I debut.^[13]

In July 2022, Spoors was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[14] He made his List A debut on 27 July 2022, for Canada against Denmark.^[15]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[16] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.^[17]