MATTHEW HOUSES A REAL DRIVE TO SUCCEED
MATTHEW Kuhnemann has been forced to turn down team dinners, sit exams overseas and even revise a month’s worth of content on a 20-hour flight to the UK but it will all be worth it once he graduates from Bond University.
The Bachelor of Property student and Australian cricketer has been studying since 2015 and hopes to one day become a property developer.
“Hopefully I can wrap it up in the next two years but the longer it takes me, the better I’m going with cricket,” the Gold Coast cricketer said.
“I always had a passion for property during school and a few of my friends and family are involved in the industry as well.
“My dream job would be to be a developer but there is also a whole field of jobs out there which are also really exciting.”
A member of Bond’s elite sports program, the 23-yearold wasn’t always sold on obtaining a higher education but winning an ADCO Sports Excellence Scholarship was the final selling point.
During his degree, the Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat player has been forced to sit exams in Sydney and even Ireland while representing Australia.
But Kuhnemann credits the Bond elite sports program to making the intricate sport/study juggling act manageable as he pursues cricket at a state and international level.
“At times, it has been tough but Bond have looked after me and made life a lot easier especially over Christmas when the Big Bash is on,” he said.
“With the cricket side of things, it’s been good having something to take your mind off the game especially in the middle of the season when things get a bit stressful.
“There have been heaps of times where I’m had to turn down team dinners to study and complete assignments and I once crammed in three or four weeks of content on a 20hour plane flight but it will all be worth it when I graduate.”
Age: 23
Teams: Gold Coast Dolphins, Queensland, Brisbane Heat
Representative honours: Australian Under-19s, Cricket Australia XI
Uni honours: 2019 University Blue (right) Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox