Matt Henry
A head and shoulders photograph taken from behind of a cricketer fielding whilst wearing a blue uniform with the number 24 on his back
Henry fielding for Kent at Beckenham, June 2018
Personal information
Full name
Matt Henry
Born (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 266)21 May 2015 v England
Last Test17 March 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 183)31 January 2014 v India
Last ODI28 October 2023 v Australia
ODI shirt no.21
T20I debut (cap 65)4 December 2014 v Pakistan
Last T20I5 September 2023 v England
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–presentCanterbury
2016Worcestershire
2017Kings XI Punjab
2017Derbyshire
2018, 2022Kent
2023Somerset
2023Welsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 21 82 17 96
Runs scored 462 255 12 2,170
Batting average 22.00 11.08 4.00 20.28
100s/50s 0/4 0/0 0/0 0/9
Top score 72 48* 10 81
Balls bowled 5,119 4,277 366 20,663
Wickets 72 141 20 437
Bowling average 37.34 26.39 24.80 23.49
5 wickets in innings 1 2 0 22
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 3
Best bowling 7/23 5/30 3/32 7/23
Catches/stumpings 8/– 28/– 3/– 39/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  New Zealand
World Cup
Runner-up 2015 Australia & New Zealand
Runner-up 2019 England & Wales
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2021 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2024

Matthew James Henry (born 14 December 1991) is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays for Canterbury, and for the New Zealand national team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Henry was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.

Education

He was educated at St Joseph's School in Papanui[1] and St Bede's College in Christchurch[2] before completing his sixth form studies at St Joseph's College, Ipswich in England on a one-year scholarship.[3]

Domestic and T20 career

Henry has played for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket since 2011, making his first-class cricket debut in the 2010–11 Plunket Shield against Wellington in March 2011. He has played county cricket in England for Worcestershire for a time in 2016[4] and for Derbyshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast[5] and played for Kent as their overseas player in the first half of the 2018 season before agreeing to return to play at the end of the season for the club.[4][6] After taking seven wickets on his Kent debut against Gloucestershire, Henry took his best innings and match bowling figures against Durham in late April 2018. He took five wickets in Durham's first innings and seven in their second to record his first ten-wicket haul with match figures of 12/73.[7][8] Henry was awarded his Kent cap during his first stint with the club.

In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) for INR 5 million.[9] He had previously signed for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL between 2014 and 2015 but did not play a match for the team.

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12] In November 2021, Henry was again signed to play for Kent, this time for the 2022 cricket season in England.[13] In February 2023, Henry was signed by Somerset for the County Championship until the following July. Henry had a very successful season with Somerset by being the tournament leading wicket taker and taking the winning wicket in the final against Essex to secure Somerset their first T20 title since 2005.

International career

Henry made his international debut on 31 January 2014 in the fifth ODI against India.[14] He made his Twenty20 International debut for New Zealand against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on 4 December 2014.[15]

Despite not being picked in the final squad of 15 for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, he was selected as a replacement for Adam Milne in the semi-final match against South Africa at Eden Park.[16] He was wicketless in the match but against Australia in the final at Melbourne, Henry showed serious pace[citation needed] and took the two wickets of David Warner and Michael Clarke.[17] He batted with Jimmy Neesham to set the record for what is, as of March 2018, the highest 9th wicket partnership for New Zealand in ODIs, adding 84 runs as a pair against India in 2016.[18]

Henry's Test debut for New Zealand came during the tour against England in May 2015.[19]

In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket.[20] In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[21][22] On 3 July 2019, in the match against England, Henry played in his 50th ODI.[23] In the first semi-final, New Zealand beat India by 18 runs, with Henry taking three wickets for 37, and being named the player of the match.[24][25]

In February 2022, in the first match against South Africa, Henry took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, with 7/23.[26]

In March 2023, Henry was named in New Zealand's ODI and T20I squad for their tour to Pakistan.[27] On 14 April 2023, in the first T20I, he became the fourth New Zealand cricketer to take a hat-trick in T20Is.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Senior Prospectus". St Joseph's College. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2018, p.27. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
  3. ^ Watson S (2015) Ex-Suffolk schoolboys resume rivalry on international stage at England’s cricketers take on New Zealand, East Anglian Daily Times, 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. ^ a b Impact of Worcestershire's New Zealand ace Matt Henry hailed by Steve Rhodes, Worcester News, 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  5. ^ "Matt Henry: Derbyshire sign New Zealand fast bowler". BBC Sport. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. ^ Fordham J (2018) Kent sign New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry as an overseas player, Kent Online, 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  7. ^ Fordham J (2018) Matt Walker says Matt Henry was a 'class apart' in Kent's win at Durham, Kent Online, 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  8. ^ Henry rules for Kent with record figures, Cricket Australia, 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  9. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Matt Henry to return to Kent for 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  14. ^ "India tour of New Zealand, 5th ODI: New Zealand v India at Wellington, Jan 31, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  15. ^ "New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Dec 4, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Milne ruled out of New Zealand tilt". ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  17. ^ "ICC CWC Finals: Aus vs NZ Full Scorecard". 29 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Highest partnerships by wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  19. ^ "New Zealand tour of England, 1st Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, May 21-25, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Sodhi and Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  22. ^ "Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  23. ^ "ICC World Cup 2019: England vs New Zealand--Statistical Highlights". Zee News. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  24. ^ "New Zealand beat India to reach World Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  25. ^ "New Zealand stun India to reach World Cup final". SuperSport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Matt Henry: 'You pinch yourself when you hear those stats'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Latham to lead T20 Squad against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Bowes and Shipley set for potential debuts". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Pak vs NZ: Matt Henry's hat trick leaves fans in awe". Geo News. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links

Welsh Fire – current squad
New Zealand squad – 2015 Cricket World Cup runners-up
New Zealand squad – 2019 Cricket World Cup runners-up
New Zealand squad – 2021 ICC World Test Championship – Champions (1st title)
New Zealand squad – 2023 Cricket World Cup semi-finalists
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