Matt Floyd
Born
Matthew Kabir Floyd

(1980-11-30) 30 November 1980 (age 43)
Hampstead, London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity College School, Keble College, Oxford
OccupationTelevision presenter
EmployerSky Sports
TelevisionCricket AM, IPL
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2002Oxford UCCE
2001Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 183
Batting average 20.33
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 128*
Catches/stumpings 1/–

Matt Floyd (born 30 November 1980) is a British broadcaster who works for Sky Sports.

During his TV career, he has presented coverage of several major sporting events including the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the Indian Premier League.[1] He was the main television presenter of Cricket AM with Sarah-Jane Mee.[2]

Early life

Floyd was born in London, England, and was educated at the private University College School in London. He obtained a 2:1 degree in classics from Keble College, Oxford. Floyd played first-class cricket while studying at Oxford, making his debut for Oxford UCCE against Middlesex at Oxford in 2001.[notes 1] He made a further three first-class appearances for Oxford UCCE, as well as playing for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match of 2001,[3] a match in which he made his only first-class century with a score of 128 not out.[4][5][6]

Television broadcasting career

Floyd presented Cricket AM, the cricket version of Soccer AM, for Sky Sports. He regularly presents the coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Although he specialises in cricket he has also been the main presenter for Sky Sports coverage of Spanish football's La Liga.[7]

He is a regular contributor to the Sky Sports blogs, especially during the Indian Premier League season.[8] He has been referred to as having the 'hardest job' in IPL broadcasting.[9] He has also hosted the prestigious English Cricket Board 'Coach of the Year' Awards.[10]

Charity participation

He has played in several celebrity charity cricket events, including at his cricket club Hampstead CC, with other celebrities including Tom Felton and Jim Carter. He also participated in the 'Strictly Come Cricket' match at Wormsley Park with Andy Caddick, Matthew Hoggard and John Emburey for the Lord's Taverners charity.[11][12]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Oxford MCCU differs from Oxford University Cricket Club in that it is open to students at Oxford Brookes University, whereas Oxford University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
  1. ^ "Sky Sports announces 2015 Cricket World Cup plans". Sport-onthebox.xom. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Cricket fails the cool test even with disco umpires and crick-babes | Barney Ronay | Sport". The Guardian. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Matt Floyd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Cambridge University v Oxford University, 2001". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Matt joins Cricket AM | Cricket News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. ^ Hodgkinson, Mark (2 July 2001). "University Match: Landmark for Floyd in epic effort". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Football Commentators Thread (Part 16) - Page 82 - Broadcasting - Digital Spy Forums". Forums.digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  8. ^ Last Updated: 21/05/15 10:47am. "IPL: Matt Floyd expects Chennai and Mumbai to meet again in final | Cricket News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Moore, Tom (16 April 2015). "How Sky Sports produce the Indian Premier League". Get West London. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Student wins ECB young coach of the year award | Blog | Southampton Solent University". Official.blog.solent.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  11. ^ Marshall, Tom. "Harry Potter and Downton Abbey stars join England internationals at Hampstead Cricket Club's celebrity match - News - Hampstead Highgate Express". Hamhigh.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  12. ^ "It's Strictly Come Cricket at Wormsley as stars raise money for the Taverners | Lord's Taverners". Lordstaverners.org. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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