Matthew Bacon (cricketer)

Matthew Bacon
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Boyce Bacon
Born (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 31)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler[1]
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16Wellington
2017/18–Otago (squad no. 34)
FC debut5 February 2016 Wellington v Otago
LA debut31 January 2018 Otago v Wellington
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 24 53 33
Runs scored 274 156 39
Batting average 10.14 9.75 13.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 43 21* 15*
Balls bowled 3,443 2,144 654
Wickets 65 66 41
Bowling average 33.18 31.50 23.85
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/73 5/38 5/28
Catches/stumpings 12/– 12/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 February 2024

Matthew Boyce Bacon (born 13 April 1993) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago. He was born at Auckland in 1993.[2]

Bacon made his first-class debut in February 2016 in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield for Wellington against Otago.[3] After making three appearances during the season for Wellington,[4] he moved to Otago ahead of the 2017/18 season and made his Twenty20 debut for Otago in the 2017–18 Super Smash in January 2018[5][6] and his List A debut in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy on 31 January 2018.[7] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season[8] and in June 2020 was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[9][10]

  1. ^ Matthew Bacon, Otago Cricket Association. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Matthew Bacon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Plunket Shield, Otago v Wellington at Queenstown, Feb 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ Matt Bacon, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2021. (subscription required)
  5. ^ "19th Match (D/N), Super Smash at Dunedin, Jan 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ^ Cheshire J (2018) Bacon enjoying opportunities that were a long time coming, Otago Daily Times, 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "14th Match, The Ford Trophy at Wellington, Jan 31 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.