Matthew Paul Breetzke (born 3 November 1998) is a South African

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in September 2023 and has played all three formats of the game for the side. Born at

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in 1998 and educated at

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, Breetzke has played domestically for Eastern Province since 2017.

Domestic career

Breetzke made his first-class debut for Eastern Province in the

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on 9 February 2017 and his

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debut in the

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on 12 February. He made his

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debut in the

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on 1 September the same year. In December 2017, he was named in South Africa's squad for the

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. In July 2018, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad and in September 2018, was named in Eastern Province's squad for the

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. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the

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tournament. In April 2021, Breetzke was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of

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. Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

International career

Breetzke made his international debut in a

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(T20I) match against

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in September 2023. He played in two T20Is against the touring Indians in December 2023, before touring the West Indies with the South African T20I squad in May of 2024.Matthewl Breetzke
CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2024. Later in 2024 he made his Test match debut against

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, playing in the first Test of the two-match series during South Africa's tour in October. He was dismissed for a duck (cricket), duck in his only innings of the match. In February 2025, Breetzke was named in the squad for the Tri-Series in Pakistan. He made his

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debut on 10 February against

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during a tri-series in Pakistan ahead of the

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. He scored a century on his debut, making 150 runs, setting a new record for the highest score on debut in an ODI debut, surpassing the 148 made by West Indian

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in 1978. During his second ODI on 12 February he scored 83 runs, setting a new record for the most number of runs by any batsman after their first two ODI innings.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Breetzke, Matthew 1998 births Living people South African cricketers South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century South African sportsmen Eastern Province cricketers Warriors cricketers Nelson Mandela Bay Giants cricketers Durban's Super Giants cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers South Africa Test cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Gqeberha