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Matthew David Bell (born 25 February 1977 in Dunedin) is a retired New Zealand international cricketer. He plays domestic cricket for Wellington and has been playing first-class cricket since 1994. He is the assistant coach of the White Ferns. ==Early career== He made his first-class debut for brentwood cc the club that edward abbott plays for Northern Districts against a New Zealand Academy side on 9 March 1994, playing in the middle order and scoring 14 and 10.〔(Cricket Archive )〕 His next match saw him move up the order to open the batting, which became his favoured position, and he scored 43 and 60 against Wellington, who he would join in 1997.〔(Cricket Archive )〕 His form attracted the attention of selectors, and he played for a New Zealand XI against the touring Zimbabweans in 1996,〔(Cricket Archive )〕 before representing the New Zealand Academy against the Zimbabweans six days later, where he scored 83.〔(Cricket Archive )〕 He travelled to South Africa with the Academy side in the summer of 1997, scoring a half-century and an unbeaten 105 in the third and final four-day game against the South African Academy side.〔(Cricket Archive )〕 In 1998, he represented New Zealand A against Zimbabwe, contributing 50 as the A side won by an innings.〔(Cricket Archive )〕 He then played against Pakistan, scoring 91,〔(Cricket Archive )〕 which earnt him a call up to the Test squad. His early one-day career was less successful, but his breakthrough season came in 1997-8, his first for Wellington, in which he scored 611 runs at 43.64.〔(Archive & Stats )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matthew Bell (cricketer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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