Full name Matthew David Bell
Born February 25, 1977, Dunedin, Otago
Current age 43 years 337 days
Major teams New Zealand, Northern Districts, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 18 | 32 | 2 | 729 | 107 | 24.30 | 1928 | 37.81 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
ODIs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 66 | 19.00 | 268 | 49.62 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 171 | 293 | 18 | 9881 | 265 | 35.93 | 24 | 53 | 141 | 0 | ||||
List A | 160 | 154 | 14 | 3815 | 124 | 27.25 | 4 | 22 | 73 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 18 | 12 | 3 | 195 | 46 | 21.66 | 175 | 111.42 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 171 | 31 | 23 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.45 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 160 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 12.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | New Zealand v India at Wellington, Dec 26-30, 1998 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Oct 24, 1998 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 17, 2001 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1993/94 |
Last First-class | Wellington v Otago at Wellington, Nov 23-26, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Northern Districts v Wellington at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Northern Districts v Wellington at Mt Maunganui, Jan 15, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Well Legn XI | v Cant Inv XI | Wellington | 13 Mar 2011 | Other T20 |
0, 6 | Wellington | v Otago | Wellington | 23 Nov 2010 | FC |
2, 31 | Wellington | v Northern Dis | Wellington | 16 Nov 2010 | FC |
22, 9 | Wellington | v Central D | Napier | 9 Nov 2010 | FC |
7, 15 | Wellington | v Central D | Napier | 12 Mar 2010 | FC |
12, 9 | Wellington | v Auckland | Auckland | 25 Feb 2010 | FC |
25 | Wellington | v Northern Dis | Mt Maunganui | 15 Jan 2010 | T20 |
4 | Wellington | v Auckland | Auckland | 13 Jan 2010 | T20 |
- | Wellington | v Otago | Dunedin | 10 Jan 2010 | T20 |
2 | Wellington | v Auckland | Wellington | 8 Jan 2010 | T20 |
Matthew Bell, a top-order batsman, made his debut for Northern
Districts in 1994 marked by his dismissal: hit-wicket. It took him until his third season to make his maiden first-class hundred and in 1998 was called up to the Test squad to face India. Stomach cramps marred his entry to the international arena, however, and he was unavailable for the remainder of the summer. He was retained for New Zealand's tour of England the following season and, although he made a watchful 83 at Old Trafford, he struggled to make an impact in the series. His maiden hundred though, against Pakistan in 2001, was instrumental in helping New Zealand win the third Test and draw the series 1-1. Although selected to tour Australia later that year, his poor form against a strong Australia attack led to his exclusion to New Zealand's tour of Pakistan the
following April. A prolific start to the 2007-08 domestic season brought him a promotion to the Test squad for the home series against Bangladesh more than six years after his previous appearance.
Will Luke January 2008