Matthew Hart

Matthew Hart

Personal information
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	14	13
Runs scored	353	61
Batting average	17.64	7.62
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	45	16
Balls bowled	3086	572
Wickets	29	13
Bowling average	49.58	28.69
5 wickets in innings	1	1
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/77	5/22
Catches/stumpings	9/-	7/-
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006

Matthew Norman Hart (born 16 May 1972, Hamilton, Waikato) is a New Zealand cricketer. Hart, a left-arm orthodox spinner, played in 14 Tests between 1994 and 1996, claiming 29 wickets including one five-wicket haul against South Africa. He also appeared in 13 ODIs, claiming 13 wickets, including a then-record haul by a New Zealander in One Day Internationals, claiming 5/22 against the West Indies in 1994. His international career lasted from 1994 to 2002, eventually losing his place in the team to Daniel Vettori. Hart retired from cricket in 2005 at the age of 33, citing a loss of enthusiasm for the game.^[1]

His brother, Robert, also played cricket as a wicket-keeper for Northern Districts Knights and New Zealand.

1. ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/211519.html

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Name	Hart, Matthew
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Date of birth	16 May 1972
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