| Matt pursued his sixth-form studies in England on a one-year scholarship after competing in New Zealand. |
| He made his first-class cricket debut in the 2010–11 Plunket Shield against Wellington in March 2011. |
| 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. |
| Matt enjoys playing golf. |
| 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. |
| He recorded his first ten-wicket haul in county cricket in April 2018, taking 12 wickets for 73 runs against Durham. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Matt was part of the New Zealand squad that won the World Test Championship title in 2021. |
| He achieved his first five-wicket haul in test cricket against South Africa in February 2022. |
| 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. |
| For the IPL 2024, he was purchased by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs. 1.5 crore. |
| 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. |
