New Zealand / Players
Full name Matthew Jeffery Horne
Born December 5, 1970, Takapuna, Auckland
Current age 38 years 341 days
Major teams New Zealand, Auckland, Otago
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Brother - PA Horne
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 35 | 65 | 2 | 1788 | 157 | 28.38 | 4384 | 40.78 | 4 | 5 | 210 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| ODIs | 50 | 48 | 0 | 980 | 74 | 20.41 | 1515 | 64.68 | 0 | 5 | 99 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| First-class | 128 | 219 | 11 | 8501 | 241 | 40.87 | 24 | 33 | 79 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 138 | 135 | 1 | 3193 | 114 | 23.82 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 35 | 3 | 66 | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.36 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 128 | 1177 | 531 | 7 | 2/58 | 75.85 | 2.70 | 168.1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 138 | 884 | 678 | 18 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 37.66 | 4.60 | 49.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 14-18, 1997 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Kandy, May 3-7, 2003 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Mar 25, 1997 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1992/93 |
| Last First-class | Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Mar 26-29, 2006 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1992/93 |
| Last List A | Central Districts v Auckland at Nelson, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard |
An attacking opening batsman with a characteristic high backlift and helmet without a visor, Matthew Horne struggled with inconsistency throughout his Test career, often shunted in and out of the side in the quest to find a suitable opener. A proven performer in domestic cricket, Horne's defining moment came in the 1995-96 Shell Trophy final, where his blistering 190 steered Auckland to the title. A switch to Otago yielded more runs, and a Test cap against England the next summer. He had a reasonably good start to his Test career, which included a maiden hundred against Australia at Hobart in 1997-98, but his century at Lord's in 1999 sparked New Zealand's revival, which helped them clinch a famous away-series win. However, he failed to score a half-century in the next nine Tests, and his appearances after that were sporadic.He showed shades of his attacking instincts in his 50 ODIs but failed to convert any of his five half-centuries to three figures. He retired from first-class cricket in May 2006, while playing league cricket in Scotland.
Kanishkaa Balachandran (May 2006)
- Overjoyed overseas (May 15, 2008)
- Horne retires from first-class cricket (May 30, 2006)
- Harris stars in Canterbury win (Mar 21, 2006)
- Bad weather hampers Canterbury's chances (Mar 21, 2005)
- Wiseman dazzles in Canterbury win (Jan 24, 2005)
Mar 21, 2006
Matt Horne requests a new bat
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Aug 5, 2003
Horne teaches students at the ACA winter academy
© Auckland Cricket Association
Oct 15, 2002
Matt Horne - Portrait, September 2002
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