Stephen Mather (cricketer)

Stephen Mather
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Robert Mather
Born (1973-08-13) 13 August 1973 (age 51)
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993/94–1997/98Wellington
1998/99–1999/00Otago
2000/01Wellington
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 May 2016

Stephen Robert Mather (born 13 August 1973) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Wellington and Otago between the 1993–94 and 2000–01 seasons.[1]

Mather was born at Napier in the Hawke's Bay region in 1973.[2] He played age-group cricket for both Wellington and Auckland and played under-19 Test and One Day International matches for the New Zealand team during the 1992–93 season. The following season he made his senior representative debut for Wellington, playing against Central Districts in a Plunket Shield match in December 1993.[3]

In a professional career which lasted until the end of the 2000–01 season, Mather played in 41 first-class and 69 List A matches. He scored 1,606 first-class runs and took 22 wickets. He played in Otago for two seasons at the end of the 1990s.[3]

  1. ^ Stephen Mather, CricInfo. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 90. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ a b Stephen Mather, CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2023. (subscription required)