Auckland: After the death of the world's oldest Indian cricketer Vasant Raiji, another bad news has come to the fore. Former New Zealand cricketer Matt Poore has died. He was 90 years old. All-rounder Poore represented New Zealand in 14 Test matches from 1953 to 1956 with two legendary players Burt Sutcliffe and John Reid.
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Poore, who scored 355 runs with the highest score of 45 in his career, will be remembered for catching an Avara dog more than his game. In 1955, he had to undergo 12 anti-rabies injections after catching a dog that came to the ground in the middle of a cricket match in Bengaluru. According to Stuff.com NZ, "Poore playing for New Zealand in Bengaluru and did not hesitate to catch him when a stray dog came on the field."
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According to the report, he took the dog away from the pitch, but the national team feared that the dog might have rabies. Accordingly, Poore's son Richard stated, 'No doctor was with him on the tour, who had to undergo anti-rabies injections every day for the next two weeks, about 12 injections, some of which were carried out by his peers.'
