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Matt Henry

New Zealand

Personal Information
Born
December 14, 1991 (33 years)
Birth Place
Christchurch, Canterbury
Height
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Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
ICC Rankings
 
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
3
7
19
Career Information
Teams
New Zealand, New Zealand A, Chennai Super Kings, Canterbury, Worcestershire, New Zealand XI, Punjab Kings, Derbyshire, Kent, Edinburgh Rocks, Team Latham, Somerset, Welsh Fire, San Francisco Unicorns
A bustling pacer, who often sets the speed gun on fire, Matt Henry, has been trumpeted in the same breath as Shane Bond was when the latter burst onto the international stage. The comparison...
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Batting Career Summary
M Inn Runs BF HS Avg SR NO 4s 6s 50 100 200
Test 32 43 654 844 72 17.68 77.49 6 88 20 4 0 0
ODI 91 38 270 290 48 10.38 93.11 12 22 11 0 0 0
T20 25 7 24 27 12 6 88.89 3 2 1 0 0 0
IPL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR BBI BBM 5w 10w
Test 32 63 7101 3727 136 27.4 3.15 52.21 7/23 9/55 6 0
ODI 91 89 4734 4094 165 24.81 5.19 28.69 5/30 5/30 3 0
T20 25 24 542 752 37 20.32 8.32 14.65 3/26 3/26 0 0
IPL 6 6 102 181 2 90.5 10.65 51.0 1/28 1/28 0 0
Career Information
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A bustling pacer, who often sets the speed gun on fire, Matt Henry, has been trumpeted in the same breath as Shane Bond was when the latter burst onto the international stage. The comparisons do not end there. Henry too is prone to injuries, so much so that his career did not take off until an acute back surgery in 2012. The Canterbury speed merchant enjoyed a memorable ODI debut, snaring 4-38 to cap New Zealand's series win over India.

A few months later, Henry was snapped up by Chennai in the 2014 Indian T20 League auctions. Despite not being picked in the final squad of 15 for 2015 Cricket World Cup, he was selected as a replacement for Adam Milne in the semi-final match against South Africa and was also a part of the team in the final against Australia. Since then, Henry has featured predominantly in New Zealand's squad across formats.

Although Henry has been in the Kiwi setup in the formats, he has been most effective in white-ball cricket. Over the years, he has become a potent weapon for New Zealand although injuries have plagued his career at times. The 2016 Chappell-Hadlee series win at home saw Henry in full flow although the return series towards the end of that year saw him get some stick Down Under. However, he has produced quite a few impactful spells in the shorter formats.

Henry is touted as a fine talent and his ability to generate seam movement at good pace makes him stand apart from the other New Zealand fast bowlers who are more reliant on swing than movement off the pitch. Injuries have meant that Henry has had to reduce his speeds a touch but he can still bowl a heavy ball and get the ball to move both ways.

By Hariprasad Sadanandan
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