Matt Poore
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.
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| Full name | Matt Beresford Poore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1930 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 2020 (aged 90) North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 63) | 13 March 1953 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 January 1956 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1950-51 to 1961-62 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poore died at a retirement home in North Shore, Auckland, on 11 June 2020 at the age of 90.[1]
References
- ↑ Geenty, Mark (13 June 2020). "Obituary: Former New Zealand test cricketer Matt Poore dies at age 90". Stuff.co.nz. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/121804762/obituary-former-new-zealand-test-cricketer-matt-poore-dies-at-age-90. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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