Matthew Hart

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Matthew Hart

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Norman Hart
Born	16 May 1972 (1972-05-16) (age 51) Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	New Zealand (1994–2002)
Test debut (cap 187)	17 February 1994 v Pakistan
Last Test	8 November 1995 v India
ODI debut (cap 87)	13 March 1994 v Pakistan
Last ODI	9 June 2002 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 14 13 135 128 Runs scored 353 61 4,418 2,050 Batting average 17.64 7.62 25.53 20.91 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 4/20 1/13 Top score 45 16 201* 100 Balls bowled 3,086 572 16,417 4,965 Wickets 29 13 212 116 Bowling average 49.58 28.69 35.01 27.28 5 wickets in innings 1 1 7 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/77 5/22 6/73 5/22 Catches/stumpings 9/– 7/– 109/– 69/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017

Matthew Norman Hart (born 16 May 1972) is a former 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.

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