Matthew John Banes (born 10 December 1979) is a former English professional cricketer.
Banes was born in Pembury in Kent and attended Tonbridge School where he set school records for the total number of runs and centuries scored, surpassing the records of Colin Cowdrey.
[1][2] He went up to Durham University studying Ancient History at Collingwood College.
[7][8] After making his only Kent one-day appearance in the 2003 ECB National League and playing for Kent Cricket Board in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, Banes played his final match for the county against the touring South Africans in August 2003 at Canterbury.
He left Kent at the end of the 2003 season and became a school teacher, teaching at Eastbourne College where he was master-in-charge of cricket.