Matt Horne
On scorecards: MJ Horne
In-game rating: 75/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Matt Horne played 35 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1997 to 2003. The first came against England at Lancaster Park, with scores of 42 and 13, and the last against Sri Lanka at Asgiriya Stadium in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 1,453 runs at 33.8 in 24 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 157 from 260 balls against Zimbabwe at Eden Park in 1998, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 4 hundreds, 5 fifties.
At home the average was 31.7 across 18 Tests; away it was 25.1 across 17 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 379 runs at 42.1 in 6 Tests. Basin Reserve was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 254 runs at 21.2. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 11 of the Tests Matt Horne played and lost 11, with 13 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 35 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | 260 | Zimbabwe | Eden Park | 1998 | Won |
| 133 | 259 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 1997 | Drawn |
| 110 | 277 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2000 | Won |
| 100 | 224 | England | Lord's | 1999 | Won |
| 93 | 225 | South Africa | Eden Park | 1999 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 322 | 24.77 | 1/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 278 | 21.38 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 379 | 42.11 | 2/0 |
| India | 5 | 248 | 24.80 | 0/1 |
| Australia | 4 | 208 | 26.00 | 1/0 |
| South Africa | 3 | 274 | 45.67 | 0/3 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 984 | 31.74 | 1/5 |
| Away | 17 | 804 | 25.13 | 3/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24 | 1,453 | 33.79 | 3/5 |
| 2000s | 11 | 335 | 16.75 | 1/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Reserve | 7 | 254 | 21.17 | 0/0 |
| Seddon Park | 4 | 175 | 25.00 | 0/1 |
| Eden Park | 3 | 324 | 64.80 | 1/2 |
| Lancaster Park | 3 | 165 | 27.50 | 0/1 |
| Queens Sports Club | 2 | 144 | 48.00 | 1/0 |
| Bellerive Oval | 1 | 164 | 82.00 | 1/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1997 at Lancaster Park
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2003 at Asgiriya Stadium
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