Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell

New Zealand New Zealand

Overview

Full Name Matthew David Bell
Age 47y 331d
Born Friday February 25, 1977, New Zealand
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Off break
Playing Role Batter

Teams represented

New Zealand New ZealandCentral Conference Central ConferenceNZ Academy NZ AcademyNorthern Districts Northern DistrictsNorth Island North IslandNew Zealand A New Zealand ANew Zealand Inv XI New Zealand Inv XIWellington Firebirds Wellington FirebirdsNew Zealand Under-19 New Zealand Under-19

Biography

Matthew Bell is a top order New Zealand batsman with a sound technique. He made his debut in 1998 but failed to maintain a regular place in the team due to inconsistent performances. His best innings came against Pakistan where he scored a ton in the final Test to level the series 1-1.

After that, he went through a phase of successive failures, and was eventually dropped. His prolific run-scoring in the 2007 domestic season saw him earning a recall in the New Zealand team. Bell is known for his calm and collected batting style. He believes in working hard for his runs rather than going after the opposition attack.

His recent run with the Kiwi team has been decent and has temporarily maintained a spot as an opener in the Kiwi team. Bell will be hoping for a longer stint in the Kiwi outfit this time around with some big runs under his belt.

Debut
New Zealand vs India at Wellington - Saturday December 26, 1998

Batting

Matches 18
Innings 32
Runs 729
100's - 50's 2 - 3
Sixes - Fours 0 - 100
Average 24.30
Strike Rate 37.81
Highest Score (vs Bangladesh, 04/01/2008) 107

Bowling

Matches 0
Innings 0
Overs 0
Wickets 0
Economy Rate 0
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs 0, 0) 0

Fielding

Catches 19
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

263
198
132
66
Runs
Years

Biography

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Matthew Bell is a top order New Zealand batsman with a sound technique. He made his debut in 1998 but failed to maintain a regular place in the team due to inconsistent performances. His best innings came against Pakistan where he scored a ton in the final Test to level the series 1-1.

After that, he went through a phase of successive failures, and was eventually dropped. His prolific run-scoring in the 2007 domestic season saw him earning a recall in the New Zealand team. Bell is known for his calm and collected batting style. He believes in working hard for his runs rather than going after the opposition attack.

His recent run with the Kiwi team has been decent and has temporarily maintained a spot as an opener in the Kiwi team. Bell will be hoping for a longer stint in the Kiwi outfit this time around with some big runs under his belt.