Matt Henry (cricketer)

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.

Matt Henry

Henry fielding for Kent at Beckenham, June 2018
Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Henry
Born	14 December 1991 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand (2014–present)
Test debut (cap 266)	21 May 2015 v England
Last Test	3 January 2021 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 183)	31 January 2014 v India
Last ODI	14 July 2019 v England
T20I debut (cap 65)	4 December 2014 v Pakistan
Last T20I	3 January 2017 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11–present	Canterbury
2016	Worcestershire
2017	Kings XI Punjab
2017	Derbyshire
2018	Kent (squad no. 24)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 13 52 71 122 Runs scored 224 211 1,535 613 Batting average 18.66 15.07 20.19 12.77 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/5 0/0 Top score 66 48* 81 48* Balls bowled 2,953 2,703 14,718 6,085 Wickets 31 92 299 197 Bowling average 51.54 26.48 25.10 27.39 5 wickets in innings 0 2 15 4 10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0 Best bowling 4/93 5/30 7/42 6/45 Catches/stumpings 6/– 17/– 32/– 45/–
Source: CricInfo, 6 January 2021

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 period 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]

International career

Henry made his international debut on 31 January 2014 in the fifth ODI against India.[13] He made his Twenty20 International debut for New Zealand against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on 4 December 2014.[14]

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.[15] He was wicketless in the match but against Australia in the final at Melbourne, Henry showed serious pace and took the two early wickets of David Warner and Michael Clarke.

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.[16]

Henry's Test debut for New Zealand came during the tour against England in May 2015.[17]

In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket.[18] In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[19][20] On 3 July 2019, in the match against England, Henry played in his 50th ODI.[21] 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.[22][23]

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. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
10. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
13. "India tour of New Zealand, 5th ODI: New Zealand v India at Wellington, Jan 31, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
14. "New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Dec 4, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
15. "Milne ruled out of New Zealand tilt". ESPNCricinfo. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
16. "Cricket Records | Records | / | New Zealand | One-Day Internationals | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
17. "New Zealand tour of England, 1st Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, May 21-25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
18. "Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
19. "Sodhi and Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
20. "Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
21. "ICC World Cup 2019: England vs New Zealand--Statistical Highlights". Zee News. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
22. "New Zealand beat India to reach World Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
23. "New Zealand stun India to reach World Cup final". SuperSport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

External links

• Matt Henry at ESPNcricinfo