Matt Hobden

Role: RHB, RMF

Born: 27th March 1993 in Eastbourne

Nickname: Hobs

Education:
Millfield (September 2005 till June 2009)
Eastbourne College (September 2009 till July 2011)

Degree course and Institution:
Business Economics studying at Cardiff Metropolitan

Overseas tours (year and team represented):
South Africa with Sussex Development XI in December 2010

Cricketers admired:
Andrew Flintoff, James Anderson, Herschelle Gibbs

Biggest influence:
No one in particular, just watching a lot of great bowlers and aspiring to be one of them.

MCCU Cricketers to look out for:
Zafar Ansari, Will Jones, Tom Friend

Other sports followed:
Rugby, Tennis.

Cricket moment to forget:
Dropping Joss Bulter in a under 15’s match, when he was just starting up and then went on to get a hundred and win the game .

Opinions on cricket:
I think that cricket is becoming more and more popular in England and developing a lot more especially as England have become a great team over the last decade winning the Ashes, 20Twenty World Cup and becoming the world number 1 Test side.