Matthew Vandrau

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Matthew James Vandrau (born 22 July 1969) is a retired English-born South African-raised cricketer and businessman. Having moved to South Africa at an early age, he first appeared in first-class cricket playing for Transvaal in 1990. He moved to England in 1993 to play for Derbyshire in two stints between 1993 and 1997.

Matthew Vandrau
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 59 44
Runs scored 1,567 266
Batting average 20.61 19.00
100s/50s 0/5 0/0
Top score 66 32*
Balls bowled 8,420 1,497
Wickets 132 32
Bowling average 33.63 40.25
5 wickets in innings 7 0
10 wickets in match 2 0
Best bowling 6/34 3/25
Catches/stumpings 29/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 November 2022

These were separated by Transvaal's entry into the UCB Bowl, a competition in which Vandrau participated yearly between 1994, when his Transvaal team shared the trophy with Western Province after a draw, despite Vandrau's absence from the team, and 1995, when they did not progress beyond the group stage.

He continued to play first-class cricket until 1997, at which point he was not offered a new contract.

Now Vandrau is based in London with his family.