Matthew Toynbee

Matthew Toynbee

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Hall Toynbee
Born	26 November 1956 Nelson, New Zealand
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977-1985	Central Districts
Only First-class	16 December 1977 Central Districts v Wellington
Only List-A	25 November 1979 Central Districts v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List-A Matches 56 20 Runs scored 1943 143 Batting average 24.59 10.21 100s/50s 1/7 0/0 Top score 100 27 Balls bowled 5349 498 Wickets 77 3 Bowling average 30.31 108.33 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 - Best bowling 6/39 1/23 Catches/stumpings 39/0 5/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 23 February 2009

Matthew Hall Toynbee (born 29 November 1956) is a former New Zealand first-class cricketer for Central Districts.

Born in Nelson,^[1] Toynbee attended Nelson College from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the school's 1st XI cricket team for four years, including two years as captain in 1973 and 1974. He was Head Prefect in 1974 and was the college Fives champion in 1973 and 1974. He later taught at Nelson College between 1979 and 1981.^[2]

Toynbee was a right-handed all-rounder who bowled offbreak deliveries which took 77 wickets to complement the 1943 runs he made at 24.59 in 56 first-class matches between 1977 and 1985, including one century. He also played one day cricket between 1979 and 1985, however in this he was much less successful, with only 143 runs at 10.21 and three wickets at 108.33.^[1]

References

1. "Player Profile: Matthew Toynbee". CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition