Matthew Bell (cricketer)
[1] He made his first-class debut for Northern Districts against a New Zealand Academy side on 9 March 1994, playing in the middle order and scoring 14 and 10.[2] 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.[9] After being dropped from the New Zealand international set up in 2001, Bell returned to Wellington, and continued to score consistently in domestic competition.He played a further four One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in April, 2001, managing single figure scores in the first three games before hitting 66 in the fourth.[26] He made a successful return in the first Test, scoring a personal best 107 in the first innings, taking two catches, and remaining not out on 20 as New Zealand won by nine wickets.