Matthew Paul Breetzke, born on November 3, 1998, is a South African cricketer known as a proactive top-order batter and excellent fielder. His captain, Keshav Maharaj, has likened his mindset to that of Virat Kohli.
Early Career
- Breetzke was included in Grey High’s first team at 14 and played for the South African under-19 side at 16.
- He scored over 1,000 runs in 25 youth ODIs and participated in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, where he was the team’s second-highest run-scorer.
- Breetzke was named in the South African Emerging Squad for a tour to Sri Lanka in 2018 and debuted for Eastern Province in the 2018-19 summer.
Professional Career
- Breetzke was the top run-scorer in the CSA four-day first-class competition in the 2022-23 season, averaging 60.58 with three centuries and four fifties in 14 innings.
- He was selected for South Africa’s T20I squad in September 2023 and debuted against Australia.
- Breetzke was the third-highest run-scorer in the 2024 SA20 edition and the top batter at the CSA T20 Challenge.
- He signed with Northants and was a top scorer in the 2024 Vitality Blast.
- Breetzke was named in South Africa’s Test squad to play West Indies in August 2024.
Career Statistics
Breetzke’s career stats across various formats are:
| Format | Matches | Runs | HS | Average | Strike-rate |
| Tests | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| T20s | 10 | 151 | 51 | 16.77 | 122.76 |
| First Class | 57 | 3417 | 188 | 6.74 | 47.85 |
| List-A | 58 | 1583 | 131* | 29.86 | 78.79 |
| T20s | 112 | 2783 | 94 | 28.98 | 132.33 |
Who is Matthew Breetzke’s Girlfriend?
Information regarding Matthew Breetzke’s girlfriend Megan Price is available on his Instagram account. One photo, taken in Colombo, Sri Lanka, shows Breetzke with his girlfriend. Another photo shows Breetzke expressing how special his girlfriend is to him. He also shared engagement photos with his girlfriend Megan Price.
