February 14, 2025 • 10 mins
The undoubted standout of the Canterbury men’s cricket season to date is 22 year old Matt Boyle.
He’s continued his prodigious domestic white ball form with a record-breaking one-day century in a clash with the Wellington Firebirds.
He joined Lesley Murdoch for a chat about his outstanding season so far.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
Canterbury is all Sports Breakfast with Leslie Murdock and might
have ten mega supporting local friendly key we owned and
operator news talks.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
It'd be the good dreams are leaving Tennessee.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Is Santa Monica? This word's kind, Yes, dooks'd be. It
is eleven minutes past eight and it is a real
privilege to go up to Napier catch up. Well, I
presume you still in Napier to catch up with the
person who has been anchoring Canterbury's batting the mean side.
I'm talking in all three formats of the game. Matt
(00:34):
Boyle joined us.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Good morning, good morning, there you go.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Well, more importantly, how are you? I mean, I know
that yesterday's result probably wasn't what you wanted. I mean
they've had a little bit of the edge over you,
haven't they Central districts, the.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Stats they sure hare for the last couple of years. No,
not exactly the most ideal results, but yeah, hey, look
the sun came up this morning, so we'll get back
on to it for the next game against absolutely.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Look you're only twenty two years of age, but every
format that you have played this year has been phenomenal
In the way that you have better Like you are
good off the front foot, good off the back foot.
You've got shots all around the park. I mean you're
having a phenomenal season.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Thank you. Yeah, it's been nice to be able to
contribute to the team I foth and to sort of
do so finally after a couple of years of struggling,
and yeah, to be able to do so now, it's
been nice though, It's been nicer as I've said before,
so I can get continual sort of selection and sort
the next one to a betting spot and the lineup
for Kennery.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Because when you look back to that Monday match where
you and Cole McConkie got that record fourth wicket partnership,
you put on two hundred and twenty six runs, you
both got a ton. I mean interestingly both of you.
That was your Ford Trophy first ton, wasn't it.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Yeah, sure was. Yeah. She's surprised that it was Carl's
as well. He's a classy buyer and I suppose been
in the metals, tough and by when it comes to those,
so so yeah, I was really heavy for him as well.
It was lovely to watch from the other end.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Well, I guess when you're the captain too, You've got
that extra burden and people often wonder what the captaincy
does to people's ability. But anyway, he's a very good
captain and it was a fantastic record. And when you
think about what record you did break the New Zealand record.
So you've got that two two six, you look back
to ninety seven ninety eight that was Lorn Howe and
(02:26):
Gary Stead two to one they got Cain Williamson got
that and Tom Latham for New Zealand in twenty two
twenty three, and you have to go back to twenty
thirteen fourteen when Ka Edwards and DJ Bravo West Indies
versus New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Wow, so you did well. Fantastic any very much?
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Yeah, that's quite a focal wonder to break upose.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well it is, and look I need to go back.
How come you're a left handed? When you think of
your your father Justin and your uncle David, they're both
right handed. How did you become a left handed top led.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
A Bat's a good question that I probably couldn't answer this.
I suppose my uncle Andrew, he was a tall left
un quick, but certainly his body didn't didn't really, you know. Heck,
the game, which was unfortunate, allegedly the most chimes of
boil out of the three of them. And then my
(03:19):
grandfather was a left arm also as well, so I
assumed there could be something to do with that to
the reasoning of might have been a left hander. Well
maybe just one day I stood on the wrong side
of it and it ended up just clicking. And here
I am today.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
So clearly no one tried to change you back to
the other way.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
No, I don't want, not that I know of, and
if I did, it didn't work.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Far enough. Of course, you must have had some amazing
backyard duels with your brother.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Yeah, this is some good games. The backyard cricket sort
of dried up quite quickly, and I suppose when Jack
got of age to probably stop worrying about backyard cricket
and stop worrying about sort of professional cricket and trying
to play, that's when it started driving up. But yeah,
there was certainly some good heated battles. Yeah, but it's
been a while since the better shaker get to come out,
(04:09):
and I think we'll probably stay that way.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Yeah, Well, I think you know when you think that
now you were playing against each other. What's that like.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
We've actually talked about this week that the normalcy of
playing each other sort of worn off, But now it's
just a great excuse to catch up and you know,
have a meal beforehand the night before and it was
particularly nice. And we're playing in christ Church because then
he can come to see mom and dad as well.
But yeah, when we played against each other for the
first time, I was certainly quite funny. Yeah, he's probably
(04:39):
a bit more serious in the game and I'm a
bit more laid back, so I tried to try to
crack a few jokes, but initially he wasn't budging too
too much. But yeah, now he's sort of we're both relaxed,
and ye just enjoy enjoy watching each each other's successes
and enjoy watching each other play.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Really, I remember one of the Super Smash matches this year,
he caught you out on the b It was actually,
I think a diving catch, and you think you could
see that extra motivation to get the brother out.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Yeah, Well, we had a pack if you had a
hard catch against each other, you had to drop it.
So he broke that pack. Yes, I was a little
bit disappointed in there, but yeah, that's the game of those.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Look, I think in cricket, especially betting and top all
to betting, you can see in a player when they've
got time to play shots, and you clearly have that
when you look at where you've come from. This is
your third contracted season. I mean, has there been any
discussions with New Zealand selectors?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
No, no, not at all. I'm just trying to continue
to try to get sleeping to Cannery. So, I mean
there's a lot of water under the bridge for for
something like that may may arise, and hopefully it does eventually.
But yeah, look, I'm just trying to sort of better
myself and cutch a bit to Canberary and even yeah,
try to make the eleven as many times they can
in the season. Today. Yeah, it's it's been really fun
(05:56):
and I really enjoyed playing for Denbury.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Well it's good to hear, but I do know, you know,
you're a top aled a bat. You do have to
have the technique and it's not an area that we've
always been that flush on, you know with your look
at mens or women's cricket, that it's you've got to
put a lot of work and technically to get yourself
up to where you need to get to. So someone
must have given you a heap of throwdowns in your life.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Yeah, yeah, Dad's probably up there. He he's been. He's
been outstanding to you feel worth both checking myself and
yeah he's I think his shoulders buggered now because of it,
but you know he was just towards the latter years
in our in our careers, a supposed have a cover
of glasses of red wine and a couple of Europeans
to loosen up that right shoulder of his. And he
(06:41):
has thrown down a couple of ninety five k half
pollys for us to keep drilling him. So yeah, he's been,
he's been outstanding and and sort of an unsung hero
for for both of us. Yeah. Yeah, he spent in
the net. Would have to have a lot of money
if we were paying them an alley. So he's been fantastic.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
I had a lot of generous coaches and friends and
even throwing with Jack whenever we get the opportunity to
as well. So yeah, there's spend a lot of time
to hurt balls and a lot of people. I think
then I'm definitely going to bass a few, so but yeah, yeah,
I suppose that would probably take there would definitely take
credit for most of that.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
And obviously when people walk to the wicket they want
to be successful, especially if you're better, you you want
to score runs. If there's a young person listening, how
do you get to the three figures? I mean you've
done it now pretty regularly. And do you have a
seat way a structure around your innings? How do you
do it?
Speaker 1 (07:40):
No? Not really, I think you know you won't play
two same a means eve really so you know, some
days you might get off to a flyer and other
days you might not. Just all that, how you and
you stay relaxed at the crease and sort of have
try to eliminate that that fear of getting out and
that fear of a FOS disappointment and just try and
enjoy the game. And that's sort of been the the
(08:02):
big key for me sort of so far. And yeah,
I suppose it's just h yeah, like I said, there's
no there's no two of the same menings, So you
just got to understand that and then yeah, try just
bet as long as you can, as long as you can.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Really favorite shot is the one that you love playing
more than others. That gives you the most pleasure when
you've struck it in the middle.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Uh probably dirty slove, over corner or wide, a bit
block or an on drive. So it probably just depends
on the format. Yeah, but yeah, you know the one
the care corner flow is quite nice. You know, the
bottom hand really gets in the essay. Yeah, as long
as I lose my shape and hopefully it goes right.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Yeah, we've got a vision. Absolutely, we know exactly what
you're talking about. Look what happens from here. So now
Auckland have just skipped to the top of the Ford
Trophy so far. I think you've got two rounds to go.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
Yeah, two games. Yeah, so Northern districts Hamilton and in
Aucklands themselves at main power. So yeah, I don't really
know too much of I suppose we've just got two
more games to try solidify a spot at least in
the top three, but I hopefully at the top of
the table and then hopefully we have two other teams
competing to play for a final against us. So yeah,
(09:22):
I think we've played some really good crickets and all
season and the sort of sticking it after the four
Traphy has been nice. Yes, there was a wee bit difficult,
but yeah, we look back on the previous two games
before that and we've defeended three twenty both times. So yeah,
fingers crossed the Hamilton and we'll keep on going.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
I will fantas a long May you keep on going,
Met Boyle, thanks so much for joining us, and I
have a fantastic day. So you'd stay in the North
Island now for that Hamilton match.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
No, we shoot that home and then we will fly
back to Hamilton on the mondays. Oh okay, a couple
of days at homeworks tonight.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Yeah, very good. Oh look, thanks so much. Really enjoyed
chatting to you. And stay injury free and keep score
on those runs.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
Likewise, thanks so much, Uzzie, thank you.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Thanks very much. That's Met Boyle from for more from
News Talks ed B listen live on air or online,
and keep our shows with you wherever you go with
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Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
Canterbury is all Sports Breakfast with Leslie Murdock and might
have ten mega supporting local friendly key we owned and
operator news talks.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
It'd be the good dreams are leaving Tennessee.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Is Santa Monica? This word's kind, Yes, dooks'd be. It
is eleven minutes past eight and it is a real
privilege to go up to Napier catch up. Well, I
presume you still in Napier to catch up with the
person who has been anchoring Canterbury's batting the mean side.
I'm talking in all three formats of the game. Matt
(00:34):
Boyle joined us.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Good morning, good morning, there you go.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Well, more importantly, how are you? I mean, I know
that yesterday's result probably wasn't what you wanted. I mean
they've had a little bit of the edge over you,
haven't they Central districts, the.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Stats they sure hare for the last couple of years. No,
not exactly the most ideal results, but yeah, hey, look
the sun came up this morning, so we'll get back
on to it for the next game against absolutely.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Look you're only twenty two years of age, but every
format that you have played this year has been phenomenal
In the way that you have better Like you are
good off the front foot, good off the back foot.
You've got shots all around the park. I mean you're
having a phenomenal season.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Thank you. Yeah, it's been nice to be able to
contribute to the team I foth and to sort of
do so finally after a couple of years of struggling,
and yeah, to be able to do so now, it's
been nice though, It's been nicer as I've said before,
so I can get continual sort of selection and sort
the next one to a betting spot and the lineup
for Kennery.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Because when you look back to that Monday match where
you and Cole McConkie got that record fourth wicket partnership,
you put on two hundred and twenty six runs, you
both got a ton. I mean interestingly both of you.
That was your Ford Trophy first ton, wasn't it.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Yeah, sure was. Yeah. She's surprised that it was Carl's
as well. He's a classy buyer and I suppose been
in the metals, tough and by when it comes to those,
so so yeah, I was really heavy for him as well.
It was lovely to watch from the other end.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Well, I guess when you're the captain too, You've got
that extra burden and people often wonder what the captaincy
does to people's ability. But anyway, he's a very good
captain and it was a fantastic record. And when you
think about what record you did break the New Zealand record.
So you've got that two two six, you look back
to ninety seven ninety eight that was Lorn Howe and
(02:26):
Gary Stead two to one they got Cain Williamson got
that and Tom Latham for New Zealand in twenty two
twenty three, and you have to go back to twenty
thirteen fourteen when Ka Edwards and DJ Bravo West Indies
versus New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Wow, so you did well. Fantastic any very much?
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Yeah, that's quite a focal wonder to break upose.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well it is, and look I need to go back.
How come you're a left handed? When you think of
your your father Justin and your uncle David, they're both
right handed. How did you become a left handed top led.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
A Bat's a good question that I probably couldn't answer this.
I suppose my uncle Andrew, he was a tall left
un quick, but certainly his body didn't didn't really, you know. Heck,
the game, which was unfortunate, allegedly the most chimes of
boil out of the three of them. And then my
(03:19):
grandfather was a left arm also as well, so I
assumed there could be something to do with that to
the reasoning of might have been a left hander. Well
maybe just one day I stood on the wrong side
of it and it ended up just clicking. And here
I am today.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
So clearly no one tried to change you back to
the other way.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
No, I don't want, not that I know of, and
if I did, it didn't work.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Far enough. Of course, you must have had some amazing
backyard duels with your brother.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Yeah, this is some good games. The backyard cricket sort
of dried up quite quickly, and I suppose when Jack
got of age to probably stop worrying about backyard cricket
and stop worrying about sort of professional cricket and trying
to play, that's when it started driving up. But yeah,
there was certainly some good heated battles. Yeah, but it's
been a while since the better shaker get to come out,
(04:09):
and I think we'll probably stay that way.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Yeah, Well, I think you know when you think that
now you were playing against each other. What's that like.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
We've actually talked about this week that the normalcy of
playing each other sort of worn off, But now it's
just a great excuse to catch up and you know,
have a meal beforehand the night before and it was
particularly nice. And we're playing in christ Church because then
he can come to see mom and dad as well.
But yeah, when we played against each other for the
first time, I was certainly quite funny. Yeah, he's probably
(04:39):
a bit more serious in the game and I'm a
bit more laid back, so I tried to try to
crack a few jokes, but initially he wasn't budging too
too much. But yeah, now he's sort of we're both relaxed,
and ye just enjoy enjoy watching each each other's successes
and enjoy watching each other play.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Really, I remember one of the Super Smash matches this year,
he caught you out on the b It was actually,
I think a diving catch, and you think you could
see that extra motivation to get the brother out.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Yeah, Well, we had a pack if you had a
hard catch against each other, you had to drop it.
So he broke that pack. Yes, I was a little
bit disappointed in there, but yeah, that's the game of those.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Look, I think in cricket, especially betting and top all
to betting, you can see in a player when they've
got time to play shots, and you clearly have that
when you look at where you've come from. This is
your third contracted season. I mean, has there been any
discussions with New Zealand selectors?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
No, no, not at all. I'm just trying to continue
to try to get sleeping to Cannery. So, I mean
there's a lot of water under the bridge for for
something like that may may arise, and hopefully it does eventually.
But yeah, look, I'm just trying to sort of better
myself and cutch a bit to Canberary and even yeah,
try to make the eleven as many times they can
in the season. Today. Yeah, it's it's been really fun
(05:56):
and I really enjoyed playing for Denbury.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Well it's good to hear, but I do know, you know,
you're a top aled a bat. You do have to
have the technique and it's not an area that we've
always been that flush on, you know with your look
at mens or women's cricket, that it's you've got to
put a lot of work and technically to get yourself
up to where you need to get to. So someone
must have given you a heap of throwdowns in your life.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Yeah, yeah, Dad's probably up there. He he's been. He's
been outstanding to you feel worth both checking myself and
yeah he's I think his shoulders buggered now because of it,
but you know he was just towards the latter years
in our in our careers, a supposed have a cover
of glasses of red wine and a couple of Europeans
to loosen up that right shoulder of his. And he
(06:41):
has thrown down a couple of ninety five k half
pollys for us to keep drilling him. So yeah, he's been,
he's been outstanding and and sort of an unsung hero
for for both of us. Yeah. Yeah, he spent in
the net. Would have to have a lot of money
if we were paying them an alley. So he's been fantastic.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
I had a lot of generous coaches and friends and
even throwing with Jack whenever we get the opportunity to
as well. So yeah, there's spend a lot of time
to hurt balls and a lot of people. I think
then I'm definitely going to bass a few, so but yeah, yeah,
I suppose that would probably take there would definitely take
credit for most of that.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
And obviously when people walk to the wicket they want
to be successful, especially if you're better, you you want
to score runs. If there's a young person listening, how
do you get to the three figures? I mean you've
done it now pretty regularly. And do you have a
seat way a structure around your innings? How do you
do it?
Speaker 1 (07:40):
No? Not really, I think you know you won't play
two same a means eve really so you know, some
days you might get off to a flyer and other
days you might not. Just all that, how you and
you stay relaxed at the crease and sort of have
try to eliminate that that fear of getting out and
that fear of a FOS disappointment and just try and
enjoy the game. And that's sort of been the the
(08:02):
big key for me sort of so far. And yeah,
I suppose it's just h yeah, like I said, there's
no there's no two of the same menings, So you
just got to understand that and then yeah, try just
bet as long as you can, as long as you can.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Really favorite shot is the one that you love playing
more than others. That gives you the most pleasure when
you've struck it in the middle.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Uh probably dirty slove, over corner or wide, a bit
block or an on drive. So it probably just depends
on the format. Yeah, but yeah, you know the one
the care corner flow is quite nice. You know, the
bottom hand really gets in the essay. Yeah, as long
as I lose my shape and hopefully it goes right.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Yeah, we've got a vision. Absolutely, we know exactly what
you're talking about. Look what happens from here. So now
Auckland have just skipped to the top of the Ford
Trophy so far. I think you've got two rounds to go.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
Yeah, two games. Yeah, so Northern districts Hamilton and in
Aucklands themselves at main power. So yeah, I don't really
know too much of I suppose we've just got two
more games to try solidify a spot at least in
the top three, but I hopefully at the top of
the table and then hopefully we have two other teams
competing to play for a final against us. So yeah,
(09:22):
I think we've played some really good crickets and all
season and the sort of sticking it after the four
Traphy has been nice. Yes, there was a wee bit difficult,
but yeah, we look back on the previous two games
before that and we've defeended three twenty both times. So yeah,
fingers crossed the Hamilton and we'll keep on going.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
I will fantas a long May you keep on going,
Met Boyle, thanks so much for joining us, and I
have a fantastic day. So you'd stay in the North
Island now for that Hamilton match.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
No, we shoot that home and then we will fly
back to Hamilton on the mondays. Oh okay, a couple
of days at homeworks tonight.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Yeah, very good. Oh look, thanks so much. Really enjoyed
chatting to you. And stay injury free and keep score
on those runs.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
Likewise, thanks so much, Uzzie, thank you.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Thanks very much. That's Met Boyle from for more from
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and keep our shows with you wherever you go with
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