Christopher Darrell Matthews (born 22 September 1962) is a former Australian

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er, who played for the Australian national cricket team, Western Australia,

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, and Tasmania. Matthews was a talented left arm fast bowler, who generated lively pace, and performed moderately in the Test arena. He was overshadowed by the emergence of young Queensland bowler Craig McDermott. Matthews signed for

in 1988, but only managed three matches for them. He returned to Western Australia, but failed to hold down a regular spot, and so moved to the Tasmanian Tigers in 1990, where he became highly successful, taking 119 wickets for them before retiring at the end of the 1994–95 season.

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