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Full name Matthew David Bell
Born February 25, 1977, Dunedin, Otago
Current age 31 years 77 days
Major teams New Zealand, Northern Districts, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	18	32	2	729	107	24.30	1928	37.81	2	3	100	0	19
ODIs	7	7	0	133	66	19.00	268	49.62	0	1	10	0	1
First-class	153	262	18	8955	265	36.70			21	50			122
List A	145	139	12	3368	121*	26.51			3	21			67
Twenty20	6	4	1	46	26	15.33	62	74.19	0	0	2	0	5

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	153		25	23	0	-	-	-	5.52	-	0	0	0
List A	145		2	4	0	-	-	-	12.00	-	0	0	0
Twenty20	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics
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 Canterbury at Wellington, Apr 7-11, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	1995/96
Last List A	Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Otago v Wellington at Invercargill, Jan 28, 2007 scorecard

Profile

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

Apr 11, 2008

Mathew Bell watches as Wellington collapse in the State Championship final
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Mar 16, 2008

Matthew Bell cuts hard
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Mar 15, 2008

Matthew Bell dives over the rope in trying to save a boundary
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