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Matt Henry

Matt Henry

New Zealand | Bowler

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Full Name Matthew James Henry
Born December 14, 1991
Birth Place Christchurch, Canterbury
Nationality New Zealand
Age 34 Y 226 Days
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 cm)
Batting Style Right handed
Bowling Style Right-arm fast-medium
Playing Role Bowler
Jersey Number 21
Debut March 14 - 17, 2011

Family

Father: Philip Henry, Wife: Holly Carran Henry

Matt Henry Player Profile

Matt Henry is a right-arm fast medium bowler from Christchurch, New Zealand. He almost missed out on playing for his country after a serious back surgery in 2012. But he made a strong comeback and has since become a key bowler for New Zealand in big tournaments. Henry played important roles in the 2015 World Cup final and the 2019 World Cup semi-final, where he took three big wickets against India. He bowls fast, often over 140kmph, and likes to pitch the ball full to trouble batsmen. Henry has also played in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, and Lucknow Super Giants.

Teams

New Zealand
Canterbury
Worcestershire
Kings XI Punjab
Derbyshire
Kent
Somerset
Welsh Fire
Lucknow Super Giants Chennai Super Kings

Matt Henry Career Stats

Bowling
Format Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
Tests 33 65 7299 3799 140 7/23 9/55 27.13 3.12 52.1 6 6 0
ODIs 95 93 4946 4298 172 5/30 5/30 24.98 5.21 28.7 13 3 0
T20Is 43 40 863 1223 53 3/26 3/26 23.07 8.50 16.2 0 0 0
FC 113 212 23785 11917 522 7/23 12/73 22.82 3.00 45.5 38 27 3
List A 178 174 8987 7736 297 6/45 6/45 26.04 5.16 30.2 16 5 0
T20s 186 179 3719 5128 224 5/18 5/18 22.89 8.27 16.6 4 1 0
Batting & Fielding
Format Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct
Tests 33 45 6 670 72 17.17 855 78.36 0 4 90 21 13
ODIs 95 38 12 270 48* 10.38 290 93.10 0 0 22 11 32
T20Is 43 14 6 47 12 5.87 50 94.00 0 0 4 1 10
FC 113 153 23 2468 81 18.98 3065 80.52 0 9 312 77 45
List A 178 90 24 770 48* 11.66 718 107.24 0 0 66 34 67
T20s 186 88 37 638 44 12.50 433 147.34 0 0 36 40 72
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Debut / Last Matches

Test Matches
Debut England vs New Zealand at Lord's - May 21 - 25, 2015
ODI Matches
Debut New Zealand vs India at Wellington - January 31, 2014
T20I Matches
Debut New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dubai (DICS) - December 04, 2014
FC Matches
Debut Canterbury vs Wellington at Rangiora - March 14 - 17, 2011
List A Matches
Debut Central D vs Canterbury at Rangiora - November 25, 2011
T20 Matches
Debut Canterbury vs Northern Dis at Rangiora - December 18, 2011

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News and Features about Matt Henry

New Zealand Hit by Double Injury Blow Ahead of Deciding Test Against England
New Zealand Hit by Double Injury Blow Ahead of Deciding Test Against England

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FAQs

Matt Henry is a right arm fast medium bowler. He bowls with good pace, usually over 140kmph, and likes to bowl full length to take wickets.

He has played for Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab), and Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.

He played in the 2015 World Cup final and took 3 for 37 against India in the 2019 World Cup semi-final. He also took 4 wickets on his ODI debut against India.

He made his ODI debut in 2014 against India. His Test debut came in 2015 at Lord's against England, where he took 4 for 93.

Yes, he had a major back surgery in 2012. Many thought he might never play cricket again, but he made a strong comeback.

He was born on December 14, 1991, which makes him 34 years old.