Matt Horne

Matt Horne
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Jeffery Horne
Born	5 December 1970 (age 53); Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Noelene Swinton (mother); Phil Horne (brother); Ben Horne (nephew);
International information
National side	New Zealand (1997–2003);
Test debut (cap 201)	14 February 1997 v England
Last Test	3 May 2003 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 99)	25 March 1997 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	27 April 2002 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
1992/93–1995/96	Auckland
1996/97–2000/01	Otago
2001/02–2005/06	Auckland
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017
Representing New Zealand
Men's Cricket
Commonwealth Games

Matthew Jeffery Horne (born 5 December 1970) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 35 Test matches and 50 One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2003. Horne was an attacking right-handed opening batsman who possessed an unusually high backlift.

Early life and family[edit]

Horne was born in Takapuna on 5 December 1970,^[1] the son of Noelene Rae Horne (née Swinton), who represented New Zealand in the high jump, and Valentine Arthur Horne.^[2]^[3] His older brother Phil also played international cricket for New Zealand.^[4]

Domestic career[edit]

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.

During the 2003–04 he and Aaron Barnes added a record 347* for the fifth wicket against Northern Districts at Eden Park.

International career[edit]

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.

After cricket[edit]

He retired from all forms of competitive cricket in May 2006. He is currently a high performance coach with Auckland cricket.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Matt Horne at ESPNcricinfo
^ "Swinton Family Society". Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^ "Noelene Swinton". New Zealand Olympic Committee.
^ Phil Horne at ESPNcricinfo
^ "Auckland Cricket". aucklandcricket.co.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

External links[edit]

Matt Horne at ESPNcricinfo
Matt Horne at the New Zealand Olympic Committee

[1] Matt Horne at ESPNcricinfo

[Swinton-2] "Swinton Family Society". Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[3] "Noelene Swinton". New Zealand Olympic Committee.

[4] Phil Horne at ESPNcricinfo

[5] "Auckland Cricket". aucklandcricket.co.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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