Matthew Featherstone
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| Full name | Matthew Ross Featherstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 July 1970 Bromley, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2000 | Kent Cricket Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Ross Featherstone (born 5 July 1970 in Bromley, Kent) is an English born Brazilian cricketer. Featherstone is a right-handed batsman who is the current captain of the Brazil national cricket team.
Domestic career
Featherstone made his List-A debut for the Kent Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against Denmark, where on debut he scored 104*. During the 1999 tournament he played a further two matches against Worcestershire Cricket Board, where he scored 64 runs, and Hampshire.
Featherstone made his last List-A appearances for the Kent Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy, with his final appearance coming against Hampshire. He ended his one-day career with a batting average of 41.00.
Move to Brazil
Featherstone made his debut for Brazil in 2002 against Argentina A in the South American Championships.
By 2006 Featherstone was made captain of the side in time for their match against the Turks and Caicos Islands. Fatherstone's most recent match for Brazil was in October 2009 against Peru in the ICC Americas Championship Division Three.