Matt Poore facts for kids
| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Matt Beresford Poore | |||
| Born | 1 June 1930 Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Died | 11 June 2020 (aged 90) North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | New Zealand | |||
| Test debut (cap 63) | 13 March 1953 v South Africa | |||
| Last Test | 6 January 1956 v India | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1950-51 to 1961-62 | Canterbury | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | First-class | ||
| Matches | 14 | 61 | ||
| Runs scored | 355 | 2336 | ||
| Batting average | 15.43 | 23.12 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 2/11 | ||
| Top score | 45 | 142 | ||
| Balls bowled | 788 | 5134 | ||
| Wickets | 9 | 68 | ||
| Bowling average | 40.77 | 26.66 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best bowling | 2/28 | 5/27 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 1/- | 14/- | ||
Matt Beresford Poore (1 June 1930 – 11 June 2020) was an international New Zealand cricketer. He played 14 Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s. He was born in Christchurch.
Poore died at a retirement home in North Shore, Auckland, on 11 June 2020 at the age of 90.
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