Matthew Paul Breetzke (born 3 November 1998) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Eastern Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 9 February 2017[2] and his List A debut in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 12 February.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 1 September the same year.[4]
In December 2017, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In July 2018, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad[6] and in September 2018, was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[7] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[8]
In April 2021, Breetzke was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[9] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10] On 5 February 2025, Breetzke was named in the squad for the Tri-Series in Pakistan.[11] On his One Day International debut he scored exactly 150 against New Zealand, setting a new record for the highest ODI score on debut.[12]
References
- ^ "Matthew Breetzke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool B: Free State v Eastern Province at Bloemfontein, Feb 9-11, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Free State v Eastern Province at Bloemfontein, Feb 12, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Potchefstroom, Sep 1 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Raynard van Tonder to captain South Africa at 2018 ICC U19 World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Eastern Province Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "SA Emerging men to tour Namibia". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ on, Published (5 February 2025). "New faces in Proteas squad for Tri-Series". SA Cricketmag. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Breetzke makes ODI history with 150 but SA lose to NZ, BBC Sport, 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
