Matthew John Banes (born 10 December 1979) is a former English professional

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er. Banes played

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between 1999 and 2003. He batted right-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace.

Life and career

Banes was born in Pembury in

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and attended Tonbridge School where he set school records for the total number of runs and centuries scored, surpassing the records of Colin Cowdrey.Matthew Banes

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studying Ancient History at Collingwood College.The Housemaster
Eastbourne College. Retrieved 2017-03-21. Having made his

Second XI debut in 1998, Banes made his senior debut for the county in July 1999 against the touring New Zealanders at

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, scoring a half century.Matthew Banes
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-03-21. He made his

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debut the following week against

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. He captained

in its first two years of first-class cricket in 2001 and played in six first-class matches for the university in 2001 and 2002 as well as appearing in two first-class matches for the British Universities cricket team. Banes made his

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debut in September 2001 in the early rounds of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy for Kent Cricket Board. He was released by Kent at the end of the 2002 season,McCague moves on

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, 2002-09-23. Retrieved 2017-03-21.Kent playing staff changes for 2003

, 2002-09-23. Retrieved 2017-03-21. although after a successful Sydney Grade Cricket season in 2002/03 playing for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club he earned a recall to the Kent team for the 2003 season.Matt Banes
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. Retrieved 2017-03-21.Ellis C (2003
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'', 2003-04-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21. After making his only Kent one-day appearance in the 2003 ECB National League and playing for Kent Cricket Board in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, Banes played his final match for the county against the touring South Africans in August 2003 at Canterbury. He left Kent at the end of the 2003 season and became a school teacher, teaching at Eastbourne College where he was master-in-charge of cricket.Australian blind team inspires the College cricketers
'' Eastbourne Herald'', 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2017-03-21.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Banes, Matthew 1979 births English cricketers Kent cricketers Living people Kent Cricket Board cricketers People educated at Tonbridge School Durham MCCU cricketers British Universities cricketers Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham Cricketers from Pembury