Matthew Horne
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Matthew Jeffery Horne is a New Zealand
cricket
er who played in 35 Tests
and 50 ODIs from 1997 - 2003.
Horne was an attacking right-handed opening batsman who possessed an unusually high backlift. In the 1995-96 Shell Trophy final he made 190 to hand
Auckland
the championship. The following season he moved to
Otago
and after a prolific season he was welcomed into the New Zealand side.
He made his Test debut in February 1997 and made his maiden Test hundred soon after, against Australia at Hobart
in summer of 1997-98. He made 3 more hundreds in his international career, two against Zimbabwe and a vital one at Lord's in 1999 to help give them a rare away series win. After nine Tests without a half century he lost his place in the side and only played occasionally from there on in.
Horne, along with Nathan Astle
, currently holds the record for a 4th wicket partnership for New Zealand totalling 243 runs against Zimbabwe in Auckland during the 1997-1998 season.
During the 2003-04 he and Aaron Barnes
added a record 347* for the fifth wicket against Northern Districts
at Eden Park
.
He retired from all forms of competitive cricket in May 2006. He is currently playing club cricket in Scotland with Ayr CC and in New Zealand with Papatoetoe.
His older brother Phil
also played international cricket for New Zealand.
New Zealand
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Cricket
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er who played in 35 Tests
Test cricket
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and 50 ODIs from 1997 - 2003.
Horne was an attacking right-handed opening batsman who possessed an unusually high backlift. In the 1995-96 Shell Trophy final he made 190 to hand
Auckland
Auckland Aces
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the championship. The following season he moved to
Otago
Otago Volts
The Otago Volts are a first class cricket team representing the Otago Cricket Association, one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket....
and after a prolific season he was welcomed into the New Zealand side.
He made his Test debut in February 1997 and made his maiden Test hundred soon after, against Australia at Hobart
Bellerive Oval
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in summer of 1997-98. He made 3 more hundreds in his international career, two against Zimbabwe and a vital one at Lord's in 1999 to help give them a rare away series win. After nine Tests without a half century he lost his place in the side and only played occasionally from there on in.
Horne, along with Nathan Astle
Nathan Astle
Nathan John Astle is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was an attacking batsman who liked to play batting shots such as the cover drive and the pull shot. He also scored the world's fastest Test double century in terms of balls faced. This remarkable innings of 222 was scored in just 168 balls...
, currently holds the record for a 4th wicket partnership for New Zealand totalling 243 runs against Zimbabwe in Auckland during the 1997-1998 season.
During the 2003-04 he and Aaron Barnes
Aaron Barnes
Aaron Craig Barnes is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Auckland between 1993 and 2005. In 2003-04 he and Matthew Horne added 347* for the fifth wicket against Northern Districts at Eden Park, a club record....
added a record 347* for the fifth wicket against Northern Districts
Northern Districts Knights
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at Eden Park
Eden Park
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.
He retired from all forms of competitive cricket in May 2006. He is currently playing club cricket in Scotland with Ayr CC and in New Zealand with Papatoetoe.
His older brother Phil
Phil Horne
Philip Andrew Horne is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1987 to 1990. He also represented New Zealand in badminton at the 1990 Commonwealth Games....
also played international cricket for New Zealand.