Matthew Boyce Bacon (born 13 April 1993) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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. He was born at

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in 1993. Bacon made his first-class debut in February 2016 in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield for

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against Otago. After making three appearances during the season for Wellington,Matt Bacon
CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2021. he moved to Otago ahead of the 2017/18 season and made his

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debut for Otago in the

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in January 2018 and his

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debut in the

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on 31 January 2018. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season and in June 2020 was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.

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* 1993 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Wellington cricketers Cricketers from Auckland 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1990s-stub