Matthew Horne

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	Tests	ODIs
Matt Horne New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
Matches	35	50
Runs scored	1788	980
Batting average	28.38	20.41
100s/50s	4/5	-/5
Top score	157	74
Balls bowled	66	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	17/-	12/-
As of 4 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

Matthew Jeffery Horne (born December 5, 1970, Takapuna, Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer who played in 35 Tests and 50 ODIs from 1997 - 2003.

Horne was an attacking right handed opening batsman who possessed an unusually high backlift. In the 1995-96 Shell Trophy final he made 190 to hand Auckland the championship. The following season he moved to Otago and after a prolific season he was welcomed into the New Zealand side.

He made his Test debut in February 1997 and made his maiden Test hundred soon after, against Australia at Hobart in summer of 1997-98. He made 3 more hundreds in his international career, two against Zimbabwe and an vital one at Lord's in 1999 to help give them a rare away series win. After nine Tests without a half century he lost his place in the side and only played occasionaly from there on in.

During the 2003-04 he and Aaron Barnes added a record 347* for the fifth wicket against Northern Districts at Eden Park. He retired from all forms of cricket in May 2006.