Matthew Richard Quinn (born 28 February 1993) is a New Zealand born

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er who plays for

Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ken ...

. Quinn was born in New Zealand and played for

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, making his

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debut in February 2013 in the

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. At the end of 2015, he signed a three-year contract with

Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Essex. Founded in 1876, the club had minor county status until 1894 w ...

. Quinn has a

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so is not regarded as an overseas player. On 5 May 2021, Quinn joined

on loan for their next four matches in the

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. On 16 June 2021, Quinn signed a three-year contract with Kent to start from 2022 and also rejoined on loan for the remainder of the 2021 season. He signed a one-year contract extension with the club in October 2024.

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* 1993 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Cricketers from Auckland Essex cricketers English cricketers New Zealand emigrants to England New Zealand expatriate cricketers in England Kent cricketers 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen 21st-century English sportsmen {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1990s-stub