Matthew Wade Early Life
Matthew Wade was born on December 26, 1987, in Hobart, Australia. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 16 and underwent chemotherapy to overcome the illness. He moved to Melbourne when he was 19 to pursue his cricketing career.
Matthew Wade Cricket Life
Wade is a cricketer known for his grit and determination. He started his cricket career with Victoria and made his first-class debut with them, scoring 83 runs and taking six catches. He later became a Sheffield Shield-winning captain for Victoria leading them to two of their hat-trick of titles between 2015 and 2017. He went on to play for various teams in domestic cricket, including Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades, before making his way into the Australian national team.
Matthew Wade International Career
Wade made his international debut for Australia in 2011 and has since played in all three formats of the game. He has been a regular member of the Australian team as a specialist batsman and wicketkeeper.
Wade has had a career of reinvention, going from Test wicketkeeper to specialist middle-order batsman to T20I World Cup winning wicketkeeper/finisher. He earned a spot for the 2019 Ashes series during which he scored two centuries and has since also returned to the ODI and T20I set-ups. He was Australia’s first-choice T20I wicketkeeper in 2020-21 and captained the T20I team in two series while Aaron Finch was out. He was vice-captain for the 2021 T20 World Cup and recast as a finisher. He delivered arguably the most important innings of the T20 World Cup in the semi-final against Pakistan to get Australia home and they went on to win the title.
Some of his notable records are:
- One of only three Australian keepers to score two centuries and take ten catches in a Test series (the others are Adam Gilchrist and Ian Healy)
- The fastest Australian wicketkeeper to score 1,000 ODI runs
- The only Australian wicketkeeper to score a T20I century as an opener
More about Matthew Wade
- Nickname: Scott
- Age: 35 years old (in 2023)
- Gender: Male
- Full Name: Matthew Scott Wade
- Profession: Cricketer
- Nationality: Australian
- Birthplace: Hobart, Australia
- Religion: Christianity
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Hobbies: Traveling, Playing Cricket
- Favorite color: Black, Blue
About Education and Professional Life
- Education: Secondary School
- Net worth: $65 Million
- Known for: Sheffield Shield-winning captain for Victoria, T20 World Cup-winning wicketkeeper/finisher for Australia
About Characteristics
- Body Type: Slim
- Height: 6 Feet 1 Inches (1.80 m)
- Weight: 80 kg (176 lbs)
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Hazel Blue
- Shoe Size: 11 US
About Family
- Father: Scott Wade
- Mother: Not Known
- Brother: Not known
- Sister: Not known
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Julia Barry (m. 2013)
