Matthew Paul Kuhnemann (born 20 September 1996) is an Australian

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 8 October 2017 after being offered a rookie contract for

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in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. He made his international debut for the

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in June 2022.

Career

Kuhnemann was born in

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and moved to the

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in his childhood where he attended The Southport School. He began playing

at the age of 10 and made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast Dolphins at 17 years of age. In 2014, he played a pivotal role in the First XI GPS Premiership win for TSS, a victory he still considers the favourite memory of his junior career. Kuhnemann was named in the

squad for the

. He made his List A cricket debut in the 11th match of the tournament against

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. He bowled five overs and took his first List A wicket, getting

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out stumped. In the second innings he scored 14 runs off 13 balls batting 11th for Cricket Australia before he himself was stumped, ending their run chase 93 runs short. He made his

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debut for the Brisbane Heat in the

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on 1 February 2019. He made his first-class debut on 17 February 2021, for Queensland in the

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. In June 2022, Kuhnemann was added to Australia's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut on 16 June 2022, for Australia in Pallekele, taking two wickets. Kuhnemann made his Test debut in the second Test against India in India in February 2023. He was not originally in the squad, with

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and

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being selected ahead of him. But when Swepson returned to Australia for personal reasons, Kuhnemann was added to the squad. Kuhnemann was then selected ahead of Agar for the second Test, and kept his place for the third and fourth Tests.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhnemann, Matthew 1996 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Test cricketers Brisbane Heat cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Cricketers from the Gold Coast, Queensland Durham cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in England Queensland cricketers People educated at the Southport School