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• Attending Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton it was only natural for Matthew to join the Club - ST.MATTHIAS C.C. which used some of the school's facilities in the evenings and at the weekends
• He played for the Club in the Brighton Evening league which provided a fixture list of short 20 over evening matches.
• He also represented the Club in longer matches played in August organised by the Sussex Junior Cricket Festival.
• The Festival - unique to the County of Sussex - was introduced in 1966 and provides week long competitions at ages 11 to 16
• Matthew joined East Grinstead CC when it opened its new facilities in Saint Hill Road but later joined Brighton and Hove Cricket Club with the intention of playing in the Sussex County League.
  
• Running parallel with his Club cricket was a County representative fixture list
  

  UNDER 12	INNINGS	NOT OUT	HIGHEST SCORE	RUNS	AVERAGE
  1995	13	4	75	457	50.78

  
  Middlesex were beaten by 10 wickets being totally outplayed by
  Matthew Prior and Krishana Singh who scored 129 in 23 overs
  Tom Dowdall and Matthew Prior undertook the wicket keeping duties . Both performed well.
  
  

  UNDER 13	INNINGS	NOT OUT	HIGHEST SCORE	RUNS	AVERAGE
  1996	8	1	102	243	34.74

  
  Matthew Prior scored a a brilliant 102 as Sussex reached 227 for 3.
  In reply Essex were bowled out for 147
  MATTHEW WAS SELECTED TO PLAY FOR THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND
  in the National Festival at Taunton.
  Opening the batting he scored 16 v Midlands but was unwell for most of the time.
  

  UNDER 14	INNINGS	NOT OUT	HIGHEST SCORE	RUNS	AVERAGE
  1997	9	3	112*	492	82.00

  
  As summer developed and wickets improved the batsmen came into their own
  with heavy scoring from Matthew Prior
  MATTHEW WAS SELECTED TO PLAY FOR THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND
  Scored 41 not out against the Midlands
  Click on photo
  
• Back row P.Evans; J.WALFORD ESSEX; D.BRANDY ESSEX;
  M.CREESE HERTS; T.HUNT MIDDLESEX; R.CLINTON SURREY;
  S.ADES SUSSEX; A.MCGARRY ESSEX;C.HOPKINSON SUSSEX
  
  FRONT ROW D.ROCK SUFFOLK; MATTHEW PRIOR ;
  A.MOON LONDON; P.JAMES ESSEX; E.CARLILE HERTS
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  He signed the Festival Menu Card as a potential player of the future.
  MATTHEW WAS SELECTED TO PLAY FOR ENGLAND UNDER 14
  v Wales All the England batsmen got in but failed to capitalise on a sound start.
  M. Prior 26 ... and really should have gone on to make a big score.
  
  UNDER 15 1998
  Matthew does not appear in the averages. Reference is made to some
  Independent Schools not making their players available for County matches
  and a plea for the Sussex County Board to implement a system that allows
  players to be available for the highest level of cricket.
  MATTHEW PLAYED FOR THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND in the Liverpool Festival
  He was further selected to play for the ENGLAND UNDER 15 SIDE
  
  Under 16 1999 Matthew plays far less Sussex representative cricket because
  of his commitment to College cricket and his selection at National level.
  
  Under 17 1999
  Although Matthew appears in the team line up he does not appear in the averages.
  MATTHEW CAPTAINED THE ENGLAND UNDER 17 SIDE
  
  UNDER 19 2000

  UNDER 19	INNINGS	NOT OUT	HIGHEST SCORE	RUNS	AVERAGE
  2000	4	0	68	201	50.25

  
  Matthew was playing Sussex CCC 2nd X1 cricket .

 MATTHEW WAS SELECTED AS RESERVE FOR THE ENGLAND
UNDER 19 TOUR OF INDIA.

An offer is made by the Sussex County Cricket Club for a one year contract commencing March 2001

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