Matthew Wade Height, Weight, Age, Family, Wife, Affairs, Biography & More
Bio |
Real Name | Matthew Scott Wade |
Nickname | Wadey |
Profession | Australian Cricketer (Batsman, Wicket-keeper) |
Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm
in meters- 1.70 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 7” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 73 kg
in Pounds- 161 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 41 Inches
- Waist: 33 Inches
- Biceps: 13 Inches |
Eye Colour | Hazel Blue |
Hair Colour | Brown |
Cricket |
International Debut | Test- 7 April 2012 vs West Indies in Barbados
ODI- 5 February 2012 vs India in Melbourne
T20- 13 October 2011 vs south Africa in Cape Town |
Coach/Mentor | Not Known |
Jersey Number | #13 (Australia)
#63 (Birmingham Bears) |
Domestic/State Team | Warwickshire, Victoria, Tasmania, Melbourne Renegades, Delhi Daredevils |
Nature on field | Calm |
Favourite Shot/Ball | Not Known |
Records/Achievements (main ones) | • Wade won Man of the Match title in his debut T20I against India scoring 72 from just 43 while opening for the team.
• Debutant Wade won yet another Man of the Match award for his thrilling 67 off 69 against India in the 2011-12 Commonwealth Bank Series, an ODI series between Australia, India and Sri Lanka.
• As of January 2017, Wade has bowled an over in test format and that was a maiden over. |
Career Turning Point | The debut test century that Wade hit proved to be the boost in his career. |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 26 December 1987 |
Age (as in 2016) | 29 Years |
Birth Place | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Australian |
Hometown | Tasmania, Australia |
School | Not Known |
College | Not Known |
Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
Family | Father- Scott Wade (former Australian football player and Administrator)
Mother- Not Known
Brother- Not Known
Sisters- Not Known |
Religion | Christianity |
Hobbies | Fishing, Playing golf |
Controversies | In 2013, Wade was suspended for a Sheffield Shield match after he was found guilty of tampering the pitch while he was batting. He was also charged 50% of his match fees. |
Favourite Things |
Favourite sports outside Cricket | Golf, Basketball |
Girls, Family & More |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Julia Barry |
Wife | Julia Barry (m. 2013)
|
Children | Son- N/A
Daughter- Winter Wade
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Matthew Wade
- Does Matthew Wade smoke: Not Known
- Does Matthew Wade drink alcohol: Yes
- Wade represented Tasmania in both Football and Cricket at a very early age.
- At just 16, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He was declared free of the disease after two rounds of Chemotherapy.
- It didn’t take him long to get on the field, as he appeared for Australia 2006 Under-19 World Cup.
- A couple of productive seasons with the gloves as well as the bat for Victoria in Sheffield Shield as well as the ODI format proved his skills and he emerged as one of the wicket keeper options for Australia after Brad Haddin.
- Australian Cricket Board added Wade to the T20I squad in late 2011 which was a result of his consistency.
- He got call up for test cricket when Haddin did not play the tour against West Indies for some personal reasons.
- He was in the Delhi Daredevils squad for the 2014 IPL season but went unsold thereafter as the team did not retain anyone for the upcoming seasons.
- Though the Victorian gloveman had faced certain problems on the field due to the colours of cricket balls, he felt confident of pink ball sighting ahead of the third day-night test match against South Africa in 2016 and stated “I’ve got more used to it I suppose. The more you play, you get more used to it.”
- Wade is an avid dog lover.
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