| 1. Matt pursued his sixth-form studies in England on a one-year scholarship after competing in New Zealand. |
| 2. He made his first-class cricket debut in the 2010–11 Plunket Shield against Wellington in March 2011. |
| 3. Despite not being part of the initial squad for the 2015 ODI World Cup, he replaced Adam Milne during the tournament and contributed two wickets in the finals against Australia. |
| 4. Matt enjoys playing golf. |
| 5. In 2016, he set a record with Jimmy Neesham for the highest ninth-wicket partnership in an ODI for New Zealand, accumulating 84 runs against India. |
| 6. He recorded his first ten-wicket haul in county cricket in April 2018, taking 12 wickets for 73 runs against Durham. |
| 7. In February 2017, he was signed by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 50 Lakhs after a previous stint with Chennai Super Kings where he did not play. |
| 8. He earned the man of the match award for taking 3 wickets for 37 runs against India in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal. |
| 9. Matt was part of the New Zealand squad that won the World Test Championship title in 2021. |
| 10. He achieved his first five-wicket haul in test cricket against South Africa in February 2022. |
| 11. In 2023, he became the highest wicket-taker of the Vitality Blast tournament, aiding Somerset in securing their first title since 2005 with 31 wickets. |
| 12. For the IPL 2024, he was purchased by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs. 1.5 crore. |
| 13. He made headlines for taking five wickets against India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group stage match, surpassing Richard Hadlee’s record to become New Zealand’s eighth-highest wicket-taker in ODIs. |
| 14. He made his first-class cricket debut for Canterbury in 2010 at age 18, taking five wickets on debut. |
| 15. He was onboarded by Chennai Super Kings for INR 2 crore ahead of IPL 2026. |
| 16. His father Murray was a club cricketer in Christchurch, and his mother Susan was a school teacher. |
| 17. He made a stellar start to his international ODI career against India in 2014, taking four wickets to help seal New Zealand's 4-0 series triumph, claiming the third-best figures for a New Zealand debutant in ODIs. |
| 18. He helped Canterbury claim the Ford Trophy and the Plunket Shield during the 2020/21 season. |
