Matthew Hall Toynbee (born 29 November 1956) is a former New Zealand

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er for

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. Born in

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, Toynbee attended

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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

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champion in 1973 and 1974. He later taught at

between 1979 and 1981.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition Toynbee was a right-handed all-rounder who bowled

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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

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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.

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