Matthew Kyle Hollard (born 14 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish cricketer. Hollard is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Boksburg, South Africa.
By 2024, Hollard was playing club cricket in Ireland for Balbriggan. In 2025, Cricket Leinster named him in Leinster Lightning squads for the inter-provincial season. In the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup that season, he took 5 wickets for 62 runs against the Northern Knights, earning the player-of-the-match award. He also helped Balbriggan win its first Irish Senior Cup, taking the final wicket in the victory over Leinster.
Hollard also played first-class cricket in South Africa for Limpopo, making his debut against Easterns in September 2025. In May 2026, Cricket Ireland named him in the Raiders squad for the Emerald Challenge, a first-class fixture used as part of the senior side's preparation for the home Test against New Zealand. In March 2026, Cricket Ireland awarded him a central contract due to his domestic performances.
In June 2026, Hollard received his first senior Ireland call-up for the Twenty20 International series against India. He made his T20I debut at Stormont on 26 June 2026 and was named player of the match after taking 3 wickets for 28 runs, including the dismissals of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, as Ireland recorded their first ever win over India in any format.
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