Matthew Forde
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| Full name | Matthew Walter Forde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 2002 Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 221) | 9 December 2023 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 November 2025 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 94) | 19 December 2023 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 November 2025 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | St Lucia Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Dambulla Aura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Washington Freedom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Gulf Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Walter Forde (born 29 April 2002) is a Barbadian cricketer.[1] He plays for St Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League and for Dambulla Aura in the Lanka Premier League.
Career
Forde made his T20 debut on 1 September 2022 for St Lucia Kings against Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2022 Caribbean Premier League.[2] He made his List A debut on 31 October 2022 for Combined Campuses and Colleges against Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
Forde was signed by Dambulla Aura for the 2022 Lanka Premier League. On 19 December 2022, he scored his first fifty in his T20 career during 2022 LPL season in a do-or-die contest for Dambulla Aura who were in brink of elimination.[4] He produced an all-round performance both with the bat and ball against Galle Gladiators with a spell of 4/11 in 4 overs coupled with a 30 ball 52 which helped Dambulla Aura to win comfortably against Galle Gladiators.[5] Despite his valiant efforts, Dambulla missed out on playoff qualification after failing to chase 130 runs within 11 overs.
On 9 December 2023, Forde made his one-day international debut for West Indies against England at Bridgetown, Barbados.[6] He picked up 3 wickets for 29 runs off his 8 overs, scored 13 not out in a match-winning partnership with Romario Shepherd, and won the Player Of The Match award.[7][8] against Ireland he scored a fifty off 16 balls equalling the record set by AB De Villiers of South Africa he went on to score 58 off 19 balls.[9]
References
- ^ Shah, Sreshth (22 February 2026). "Matthew Forde is out to 'create his own history'". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Kings vs Trinbago 2nd Match 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Comb C&C vs Trinidad & T 3rd Match, Zone A 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Connect, Sportz (19 December 2022). "Lanka Premier League 2022 Points Table: Updated standings after Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Aura, Match 20". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Gladiators vs Aura 20th Match 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "West Indies vs England LIVE: Third ODI, Bridgetown, Barbados - score & updates - Live - BBC Sport". BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "WI vs ENG, England tour of West Indies 2023/24, 3rd ODI at Bridgetown, December 09, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "West Indies vs England: Matthew Forde stars on debut as hosts win series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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