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.

Matt Poore

Personal information
Full name	Matt Beresford Poore
Born	(1930-06-01)1 June 1930 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	11 June 2020(2020-06-11) (aged 90) North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	New Zealand (1953-1956)
Test debut (cap 63)	13 March 1953 v South Africa
Last Test	6 January 1956 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950-51 to 1961-62	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 14 61 Runs scored 355 2336 Batting average 15.43 23.12 100s/50s 0/0 2/11 Top score 45 142 Balls bowled 788 5134 Wickets 9 68 Bowling average 40.77 26.66 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/28 5/27 Catches/stumpings 1/- 14/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Poore died at a retirement home in North Shore, Auckland, on 11 June 2020 at the age of 90.^[1]