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Matthew Hayden

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Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer. His playing career spanned fifteen years. Hayden was a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman who, along with opening partners Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist, contributed heavily to Australia's success during its "golden era" (2000–2008) in Test and ODI (One Day International) cricket respectively. He holds the record of highest individual score by an Australian batsman in Tests, having scored 380 against Zimbabwe during Zimbabwe's 2003 tour of Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Hayden is the 80th most popular cricketer (down from 69th in 2024), the 1,078th most popular biography from Australia (down from 900th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Matthew Hayden ranks 80 out of 136. Before him are Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Javagal Srinath, Andy Flower, and Suresh Raina. After him are Courtney Walsh, Waqar Younis, Hansie Cronje, Kiran More, Gary Kirsten, and Brett Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Matthew Hayden ranks 1,301. Before him are Jason Wilcox, Indrani Haldar, Emma Robinson, Natalie Grant, Dana Bash, and Angela Alsobrooks. After him are Anthony Foxx, Jonathan Clements, Biplab Kumar Deb, Waqar Younis, Petra Haden, and Ross Rebagliati.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Matthew Hayden ranks 1,078 out of 1,143. Before him are Lisa De Vanna (1984), Alicia Poto (1978), Nathan Parsons (1988), Nick Kay (1992), Suzanne Balogh (1973), and Rinky Hijikata (2001). After him are Dane Bird-Smith (1992), Daisy Betts (1982), Scott McDonald (1983), Simon Colosimo (1979), Elise Rechichi (1986), and James Duckworth (1992).

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Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Matthew Hayden ranks 15. Before him are Steve Waugh (1965), Adam Gilchrist (1971), Phillip Hughes (1988), Ricky Ponting (1974), Shaun Marsh (1983), and Glenn McGrath (1970). After him are Brett Lee (1976), Ian Healy (1964), Mark Waugh (1965), Glenn Maxwell (1988), Shane Watson (1981), and Michael Clarke (1981).

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