Matthew Montgomery

Matthew Montgomery (born 10 May 2000) is a German cricketer who was born in South Africa.

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. In January 2019, he was named as the captain of the South Africa national under-19 cricket team, ahead of their tour to India. He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 17 January 2019.

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. He was the leading run-scorer for KwaZulu-Natal in the tournament, with 221 runs in four matches.

Montgomery joined Nottinghamshire as a trialist in 2019 while studying at nearby Loughborough University. After impressing in the second XI, he signed his first professional contract with the club in 2021. 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.

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.