Matthew William Machan (born 15 February 1991) is an English-born former

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er who played for

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and

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. Machan was a left-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

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, Sussex and educated at Hurstpierpoint College and

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. Machan currently plays for Brighton and Hove CC in the Sussex Premier League.

Domestic career

Having played for the Sussex Second XI since 2006, Machan made his full debut for

in a first-class match against Cambridge MCCU. He made two further first-class appearances in the 2011 season against Oxford MCCU and

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in the

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. In the match against Oxford MCCU, Machan narrowly missed out on a maiden first-class

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when he was dismissed on 99 by Alex Scott. His

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debut came in 2010 against the touring

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, with Machan scoring 10 runs before being dismissed by Mashrafe Mortaza, in what was a 149 run victory for Sussex. His second List A appearance came in 2011 against the touring Indians. In this match Machan scored his maiden

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in that format, making 56 runs before being caught and bowled by

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. In July 2017, Machan announced his retirement from professional cricket due to a wrist injury.

International career

In September 2012, Machan was selected by

to be part of a tour group to South Africa in October 2012. Although born in Brighton (in England), Machan qualifies to play for Scotland by having a Scottish parent. Machan was included in the

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Scotland squad, and played in the first round. Scotland lost two matches and won only one match, and were eliminated from the tournament. Machan was the player of the match in Scotland's only win, against Hong Kong. This win is their first win in an ICC Major tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Machan, Matt 1991 births Living people Cricketers from Brighton People educated at Hurstpierpoint College People educated at Brighton College English cricketers Sussex cricketers Oxfordshire cricketers Scottish cricketers Scotland Twenty20 International cricketers Scotland One Day International cricketers English people of Scottish descent Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup