Christopher Darrell Matthews (born 22 September 1962) is a former Australian

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er, who played for the

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, Lancashire County Cricket Club, and

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. Matthews was a talented left arm fast bowler, who generated lively pace, and performed moderately in the Test arena. He was overshadowed by the emergence of young

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bowler

Craig McDermott Craig John McDermott (born 14 April 1965) is a former Australian cricketer. Between 1984 and 1996 he played 71 Tests for Australia, taking 291 wickets. Following the end of his playing career, he was the bowling coach for the Australian team fo ...

. Matthews signed for Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1988, but only managed three matches for them. He returned to Western Australia, but failed to hold down a regular spot, and so moved to the

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in 1990, where he became highly successful, taking 119 wickets for them before retiring at the end of the 1994–95 season.

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