Matthew Bacon (cricketer)
New Zealand cricketer (born 1993)
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Matthew Boyce Bacon (born 13 April 1993) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago. He was born at Auckland in 1993.[2]
Auckland, New Zealand
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| Full name | Matthew Boyce Bacon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1993 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18– | Otago (squad no. 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 5 February 2016 Wellington v Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 31 January 2018 Otago v Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
