Matty Cross

Matthew Henry Cross (born 15 October 1992) is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batter and plays for Scotland national cricket team.

Born in Aberdeen, Cross played cricket and football during his early years. He became part of the Scotland cricket set-up in the junior age group and progressed up the ranks. He served as the vice-captain of the Scotland national under-19 cricket team in the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Cross made his international debut for the Scotland men's team next year in a T20 international against Kenya. Later, he made his One Day International debut against Canada in January 2014. Since then, he has represented the Scottish team in more than 175 international matches, and scored more than 3,000 runs. He was part of the Scotland squad for the 2021 and 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Early life Matthew Cross was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 15 October 1992. He played underage cricket and football during his school years. He became part of the Scotland cricket set-up in the junior age group. He played for Aberdeenshire Cricket Club at the age of nine. While studying engineering at Loughborough University, he represented the university team and rose up the ranks amongst the Scottish junior cricket teams. However, Cross did not make it to the starting XI in the tournament. He made his international debut against Kenya in a T20 match held in his home town Aberdeen on 4 July 2013. He made his One day international debut against Canada in a 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match in January 2014. A week later, he recorded his first fifty plus score in his second ODI match against Kenya. His only other international hundred came against the same opponents in March 2018. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.

Cross was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In September 2021, Cross was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. At the World Cup, Cross made just 32 runs across three innings as Scotland lost two of the three matches and crashed out of the competition in the preliminary stage. In May 2024, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. In the 2024 edition, Scott made 33 runs in three innings, while Scotland won two matches.