Full Name

Matthew Peter Dunn

Born

May 05, 1992, Egham, Surrey

Age

31y 319d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Playing Role

Bowler

Matt Dunn, a genuinely quick seamer who came through Surrey's youth system, made an England Lions debut in 2014 but has seen his career progression slowed due to a lack of consistency and a series of injuries.

A former England Under-19s player, Dunn made his county debut as a 19-year-old in 2011, starring with 5 for 56 to help Surrey to a seven-wicket win against Derbyshire, but he had to wait another three years for a decent run in the side. Dunn has the precious ability to harass batsman on docile wickets: he has pace, a strong muscular action, a dangerous bouncer and a devastating yorker. He was Surrey's leading first-class wicket-taker in 2014, with 47, though his performances waned as the season went on. While he is a tremendous prospect, Dunn is hampered by a lack of accuracy: he leaked 3.87 runs an over in first-class cricket in 2014.

After a decent 2015, two Championship games were all he managed across 2016 and 2017 as injuries hampered his progress, and despite flashes of brilliance in the next two years - he ran through Somerset with 5 for 43 at Guildford in 2019 - persistent fitness issues continued to dog him.

Dunn was born in Egham in Surrey, but his father was born in Ireland, opening up the possibility of playing for them. It is something that Ireland are keen to pursue, but Dunn insists that his ultimate ambition was to play for England.


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Matt Dunn Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC4370651142371175/438/12836.213.9055.6540
List A2121806847212/322/3240.336.3038.3000
T20s2323405618273/83/822.889.1515.0000

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC43502219731*7.0391121.6200271100
List A21105673413.408281.70005240
T20s2342422.00850.00000050

Recent Matches of Matt Dunn

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Surr 2nd XI vs Yorks 2nd XI1 & 00/62 & 0/2211-Sep-2023GuildfordOTHER
Surrey vs Notts--0/1613-Aug-2023SookholmeList A
Surrey vs Kent1*1/5311-Aug-2023The OvalList A
Surrey vs Leics0*1/5403-Aug-2023The OvalList A
Surr 2nd XI vs Essex 2nd XI--2/4617-Jul-2023BillericayOTHER

Photos of Matt Dunn

Surrey were crowned County Champions for the second time in four years
James Taylor and Matt Dunn trudge off after Surrey's tie
Graham Napier removed Matt Dunn's off stump
Matt Dunn bowls during a Lions net session
Matt Dunn bowled with eye-catching pace
Matt Dunn celebrates a wicket