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Hobart, March 15 (HS). Former Test wicketkeeper Matthew Wade will retire from first-class cricket after playing the Sheffield Shield final for Tasmania.
The 36-year-old Wade has announced that the title decider against Western Australia in Perth starting on Thursday will be his 166th and final first-class match. Wade chose to delay his arrival in the IPL to be available for the Sheffield Shield final.
He will continue to play white-ball cricket and is likely to be part of Australia's squad for the T20 World Cup in June.
Hobart-born Wade has won four Shield titles with Victoria, including two as captain.
“First of all, I want to thank my family, my wife Julia and children Winter, Goldie and Duke for the sacrifices they have made throughout my career as I have earned a Reds,” Wade said at a news conference in Hobart. Traveled Australia and the world as a ball cricketer. “I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenges that the longer format game provides, and although I will continue to play white-ball cricket, wearing the baggy green while playing for my country remains a highlight of my career.”
He said, “I am grateful to all my teammates throughout my career, as well as Cricket Victoria for providing me with the foundation to develop as a first-class cricketer and my support as a cricketer at home.” I am grateful to Cricket Tasmania for supporting me as I finish my career.”
He lost his Test wicket-keeping spot to fellow Tasmanian Tim Paine for the 2017–18 Ashes series, but returned in 2019 against England, where he scored two centuries in the series. He opened the batting for Australia briefly in the 2020–21 series against India.
Before the Shield final, he had scored 9183 runs at an average of 40.81 and taken 463 dismissals in a first-class career that began in 2007.
Wade said, “Red ball cricket has always been my number one and favorite format. What I'm going to miss is sitting in a first-class game after working hard for four days and having a beer with my mates. I have played franchise leagues around the world and you don't get that feeling.”
Tasmania coach Jeff Vaughan said, “I would like to personally thank and congratulate Matthew for everything he has done for Tasmania and Australia in red-ball cricket, he was always professional, and never behind the competition. Didn’t move.”
“Although his career with our Shield team is coming to an end, we look forward to seeing him still in our group playing for the Tigers and Hurricanes in purple ball cricket in the years to come,” he said.
Wade has played 36 Tests for Australia in his career from 2012 to 2021 and has scored 1613 runs in 63 innings at an average of 29.87 and strike rate of 50.36, during which he has scored 4 centuries and 5 half-centuries. His highest score is 117 runs.