Matthew Stuart Dicks is a self-motivated 18-year-old student currently completing his final year at Maritzburg College. He hopes to study commerce locally or abroad in 2017 and continue his cricket career at a high level. He has had success as a middle-order batsman and wicket keeper for his school cricket team as well as representing South Africa at the under-17 level. Academically, he has achieved honors and earned academic colors for maintaining over 80% grades.

1. MATTHEW STUART DICKS
12 Muirfield Village, Mt Edgecombe Country Club, Mt Edgecombe, 4302
Contact Details: Cell Phone: +27 (0)79 5095295
Home Phone: + 27 (0)31 5027437
Email Address: matthewdicks98@gmail.com
PERSONALSTATEMENT
A self motivated, hard working and honest individual who is busy
completing his final year at Maritzburg College. I am looking forward to
study locally or abroad in 2017 in the field of Commerce and to play
cricket at the highest level afforded . I am a resilient and sociable person
who enjoys taking on challenges, learning and adapting.
PERSONALDETAILS
Date of Birth: 29 May 1998
Language: English
EDUCATION
2012 – To date: Secondary School - Maritzburg College – boarder
Grade 8 – Matric (2016)
2005 – 2011: Primary School - Durban Preparatory High School
Grade 1 – Grade 7
SUBJECT 1st TERM 2016 2nd Term 2016
English 1st Language 80 80
Afrikaans 2nd Language 65 73
Mathamatics 94 93
Physical Science – Chemistry and Physics 84 90
Economics 96 94
Accountancy 85 91
Life Orientation (like Phys Ed) 90 78
SPORTING CAREER

2. Cricket : 2016 Vice Captain Maritzburg College, middle order batsman
and wicket keeper
South African Invitational U17 Cubs Week
2015 Opening batsman for Maritzburg College first X1
KZN Inland U17 Side
2014 Opening batsman for Maritzburg College first X1
2013 Opening batsman for Maritzburg College U15A
Captain
Wicket Keeper
2012 Opening batsman for Maritzburg College U14A
Captain – 1st term
Wicket Keeper
2011 Captain of DPHS first X1
Opening batsman
Wicket keeper
Hockey : 2016 2nd Team Hockey for Martizburg College
2015 3rd team for Martizburg College
2014-2013 U16B team for Martizburg College
2012 U14A team for Maritzburg College
2011 1st team for DPHS
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
SPORT
2016 SA U17 Invitational Side
2015 KZN U17 Inland Side
2013 KZN U15 Inland Side
2011 KZN U13 Coastal Side
2011 - 2016 Awarded the Jaques Kallis Cricket Scholarship to Maritzburg College
(Only 4 boys awarded this scholarship throughout SA in a year.)
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS CONT…

3. OTHER
2016 Academic Honours
2016 House Leader (Maritzburg College has 12 Houses)
Vice Captain for Martizburg College 1st team cricket
2015 Academic Colours (Achieved over 80% aggregate in academics)
2014 Played for the Mynahs cricket side
Was selected to go to the CSA U17 Camp in Durban (cricket)
2009-2010 Speech and Drama Award from the South African Drama Association
2011 Speech and Drama Award at DPHS
INTERESTS
CRICKET
Cricket is my passion and has giving me many opportunities to meet different people
from all walks of life and to travel. It has made me more independent and encouraged
me to work within a team.
Cricket is a game of strategy and I enjoy the challenge of trying to find out what the
other teams strategy is and trying to combat it by constantly changing mine. It is a
mind game where you learn a lot about others and more about yourself, being flexible
and adapting under pressure.
In 2015 Martizburg College X1 travelled to Sri Lanka. It was an amazing tour where
I not only learnt how to play under extreme conditions which we are not used to but I
learnt about a different culture and way of life. It opened my mind up and showed me
how diverse the world we live in is.
TRAVEL
In 2014 and 2015 I have travelled abroad. Initially with the Leopards Cricket
Team(14 men representing SA to sporting schools. It was not only exciting to travel
but it taught me a lot about the way we are so different in many ways to other people
in other countries. It opened my eyes to how many opportunities there are in the
world today and has encouraged me to be diverse in everything I do.
OTHER INTERESTS
Playing golf and surfing is what I do in my free time. It’s time out with my friends
and I still enjoy the competitiveness without the pressure to perform.
BOARDING
Being a boarder has given me the opportunity to be independent from an early age.
Making life long friendships and being sociable in an environment that encourages
you to participate with individuals from all walks of life. I have learnt about “grit”,
sticking it out to the end and dealing with difficult situations and bearing out hard
times and figuring out how to cope on my own. It has made me understand who I
really am and what my strengths are and how through persistence and determination I
have been able to achieve a great deal with both academics and sport. It has been an
adventure and has stood me in good stead helping give me a clear idea of my future
and what I want to achieve academically and on the sports front.