High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Matthew Lawrence Hayden AM is a former Australian cricketer, currently signed on for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. Hayden is a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test and one day levels. Hayden currently holds the record for the highest scores made by an Australian batsman in both the Test and One Day International arenas. He formed one of the most prolific opening partnerships in world Test cricket for Australia with Justin Langer, and in ODI cricket with Adam Gilchrist. Upon his retirement, in January 2009, Hayden's Test average was 50.7; he had scored the second most runs in Test Cricket by an opening batsman; and was equal 6th on the all-time list for Test centuries