New Zealand / Players
Full name Matthew Norman Hart
Born May 16, 1972, Hamilton, Waikato
Current age 37 years 192 days
Major teams New Zealand, Northern Districts
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Relation Brother - RG Hart
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 14 | 24 | 4 | 353 | 45 | 17.65 | 1045 | 33.77 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| ODIs | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 16 | 7.62 | 101 | 60.39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| First-class | 135 | 198 | 25 | 4418 | 201* | 25.53 | 4 | 20 | 109 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 128 | 111 | 13 | 2050 | 100 | 20.91 | 1 | 13 | 69 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 14 | 22 | 3086 | 1438 | 29 | 5/77 | 8/134 | 49.58 | 2.79 | 106.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 13 | 12 | 572 | 373 | 13 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 28.69 | 3.91 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 135 | 16417 | 7424 | 212 | 6/73 | 35.01 | 2.71 | 77.4 | 7 | 0 | |||
| List A | 128 | 4965 | 3165 | 116 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 27.28 | 3.82 | 42.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Feb 17-20, 1994 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v New Zealand at Cuttack, Nov 8-12, 1995 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 13, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v New Zealand at Gros Islet, Jun 9, 2002 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1990/91 - 2004/05 |
| List A span | 1990/91 - 2004/05 |
A player who seemed on the verge of a distinctly promising international career when achieving the best bowling by a New Zealander in One-Day Internationals, against the West Indies in India when he took 5 for 22 in 1994/95, en route to South Africa, left-arm spinner Matt Hart has fallen into a selection vacuum. On that South African tour he helped bowl New Zealand to a significant first Test victory and from that time he struggled to regain favour with a variety of selection panels. The emergence in the meantime of Daniel Vettori also limited his opportunities. He has partly refashioned his career as a batsman and still comes under consideration when touring sides are selected. His last tour was to the West Indies in 2002.
Lynn McConnell (May 2003)
- NZCPA Masters XI cruise to seven-wicket win (Dec 23, 2007)
- Three-card trick (Oct 17, 2006)
- Dabbling with drugs (Oct 17, 2006)
- Matthew Hart packs it in (Jun 20, 2005)
- McMillan stars in Canterbury's thrilling win (Dec 27, 2004)
Dec 23, 2007
Matthew Hart took 2 for 13 off four overs
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Oct 15, 2002
Matthew Hart - Portrait, September 2002
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May 1, 2001
Matthew Hart - Portrait
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