Former Australian batter Matthew Hayden is one of the most iconic batters to ever play the game. It is safe to say that the bowlers feared bowling to Matthew Hayden in any format of the game due to his aggressive intent. Hayden was soft-spoken off the field, but he was really aggressive on the field.
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Hayden was a part of Australia’s title-winning 2003 and 2007 World Cup winning squads. He also played in the 2007 T20 World Cup, where Australia lost in the semi-final of the tournament. Hayden made his international debut way back in 1993, and he played his last match in 2009.
Hayden scored 8625 test runs at 50.73 with the help of 30 centuries and 29 half-centuries, whereas he also scored 6133 ODI runs at 43.80. In FC Cricket, Hayden scored over 24000 runs and he used to score centuries for fun.
Matthew Hayden was fined $2200 for breaking a glass door
The Australian team dominated in the 2002-03 home Ashes, where they won the series 4-1 in the end. They won the initial four matches with ease, but they suffered a heavy defeat in the 5th and last match of the series in Sydney. Apart from the loss, the players were also reprimanded for their behaviour.
Matthew Hayden was dismissed for just 2 runs in the last innings of the match on Matthew Hoggard’s delivery. It was a little controversial call, and Hayden was disappointed with that decision. While going towards the pavilion, he smashed the glass door in between.
Hayden was then asked to appear in front of the match-referee Wasim Raja, and he was fined 20% of his match fee i.e. around $2200 for the same. He was charged with a level one offence of the code of conduct.
“Matthew is facing the wrath of the ICC referee and whatever is handed down, he’ll accept manfully, as do all of us,” John Buchanan said.
“It was something unfortunate and we don’t want to see that. The doors were closed and he just tried to get through the door – which he did – but the glass broke in the ensuing ‘entree’.”
Matthew Hayden net worth in 2022
Hayden’s net worth is said to be around $25 million in 2022. He retired from the game a long ago, but he is continuously working as a commentator in various tournaments around the world. Hayden recently worked with the Pakistan side in the T20 World Cup in Australia.
Hayden was bought for $375,000 by Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League. He owns a big house in Brisbane, and he recently launched a gaming company in India named Haydos380.
