Matthew Mott

Matthew Peter Mott (born 3 October 1973 in Charleville, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian first-class cricket coach and a former first-class cricketer.

Matthew Mott

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Peter Mott
Born	3 October 1973 Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-handed Medium
Role	Batsman, sport
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Victorian Bushrangers
	Queensland Bulls
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 66 24 Runs scored 3723 452 Batting average 33.84 22.60 100s/50s 7/20 0/2 Top score 216 55* Balls bowled 856 165 Wickets 7 6 Bowling average 65.00 28.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 3/35 2/2 Catches/stumpings 55/– 8/–
Source: espncricinfo, 25 March 2017

Playing career

Mott played for the Victorian Bushrangers and Queensland Bulls. He was part of the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide in 1995. A left-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut in 1994–95, playing for Queensland. He was in and out of the side but made a crucial 86 in Queensland's 1996–97 Sheffield Shield Final. He relocated to Victoria for the 1998–99 season and performed well, cementing his spot in the upper order. His first season included centuries against New South Wales and Western Australia. He made 841 first-class runs the following summer to help Victoria reach the final for the first time in nine years. A highlight of his career with Victoria was a 223 run opening partnership with Jason Arnberger.[1] He finished his 66-game career in 2004 with 3723 runs at 33.84 with 7 hundreds.[2]

Coaching career

Mott has been appointed coach of the New South Wales Blues for the 2007–08 after two years as assistant coach.[3] In his first season as coach, New South Wales won the Pura Cup.

He signed a three-year contract as the 1st XI coach of Glamorgan County Cricket Club on 14 January 2011. On 20 August 2013, it was announced that Mott would be leaving his role with Glamorgan after the end of the season.[4] He then led Glamorgan to the final of the 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40, where they lost to Nottinghamshire.

Mott was appointed coach of the Australia women's national cricket team in March 2015, replacing Cathryn Fitzpatrick.[5] In April 2017, he was re-signed to coach the Australian women's team until 2020.[6]

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

References

1. The Age, "Openers rally Vics with 223-run stand" 3 February 2003
2. Cricinfo "Matthew Mott"
3. Foxsports "Mott new Blues coach" 19 June 2007
4. "Glamorgan part with head of elite performance Matthew Mott". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
5. Cherny, Daniel (24 March 2015). "Matthew Mott named new coach of Southern Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
6. "Matthew Mott re-signs as Southern Stars coach Australia". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018. In 2020, he coached the winning women’s team at the T20 World Cup.