Matt Poore

Matt Poore

Personal information
Full name	Matt Beresford Poore
Born	(1930-06-01)1 June 1930 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	11 June 2020(2020-06-11) (aged 90) North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	New Zealand (1953-1956)
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/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

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.^[1]

References

1. Geenty, Mark (13 June 2020). "Obituary: Former New Zealand test cricketer Matt Poore dies at age 90". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 June 2020.