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Full name Matthew Norman Hart
Born May 16, 1972, Hamilton, Waikato
Current age 36 years 150 days
Major teams New Zealand,Northern Districts
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations Brother - RG Hart
Batting and fielding averages
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
26
4418
201*
25.68
4
20
110
0
List A
130
111
13
2050
100
20.91
1
13
69
0
Bowling averages
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
130
4965
3165
116
5/22
5/22
27.28
3.82
42.8
2
1
0
Career statistics
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
Profile
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)
