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Matt Horne

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Matt Horne
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Jeffery Horne
Born5 December 1970 (1970-12-05) (age 53)
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 201)14 February 1997 v England
Last Test3 May 2003 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 99)25 March 1997 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI27 April 2002 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–1995/96Auckland
1996/97–2000/01Otago
2001/02–2005/06Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 35 50 128 138
Runs scored 1,788 980 8,501 3,193
Batting average 28.38 20.41 40.87 23.82
100s/50s 4/5 0/5 24/33 2/18
Top score 157 74 241 114
Balls bowled 66 0 1,177 884
Wickets 0 7 18
Bowling average 75.85 37.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/58 3/17
Catches/stumpings 17/– 12/– 79/– 34/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's Cricket
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur List-A cricket

Matthew Jeffery Horne (born 5 December 1970) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 35 Test matches and 50 One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2003. Horne was an attacking right-handed opening batsman who possessed an unusually high backlift.

Early life and family

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Horne was born in Takapuna on 5 December 1970,[1] the son of Noelene Rae Horne (née Swinton), who represented New Zealand in the high jump, and Valentine Arthur Horne.[2][3] His older brother Phil also played international cricket for New Zealand.[4]

Domestic career

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In the 1995–96 Shell Trophy final he made 190 to hand Auckland the championship. The following season he moved to Otago and after a prolific season he was welcomed into the New Zealand side.

During the 2003–04 he and Aaron Barnes added a record 347* for the fifth wicket against Northern Districts at Eden Park.

International career

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He made his Test debut in February 1997 and made his maiden Test hundred soon after, against Australia at Hobart in summer of 1997–98. He made 3 more hundreds in his international career, two against Zimbabwe and a vital one at Lord's in 1999 to help give them a rare away series win. After nine Tests without a half century he lost his place in the side and only played occasionally from there on in.

Horne, along with Nathan Astle, currently holds the record for a 4th wicket partnership for New Zealand totalling 243 runs against Zimbabwe in Auckland during the 1997–1998 season.

After cricket

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He retired from all forms of competitive cricket in May 2006. He is currently a high performance coach with Auckland cricket.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Matt Horne at ESPNcricinfo
  2. ^ "Swinton Family Society". Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Noelene Swinton". New Zealand Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ Phil Horne at ESPNcricinfo
  5. ^ "Auckland Cricket". aucklandcricket.co.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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