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| Full name | Matt Henry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (age 33) Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 266) | 21 May 2015 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 December 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 183) | 31 January 2014 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 March 2025 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 65) | 4 December 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 January 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010/11–present | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018, 2022 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023, 2025 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew James Henry (born 14 December 1991) is a New Zealand professionalcricketer who plays forCanterbury, and for theNew Zealand national team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Henry was a member of the New Zealand team that won the2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in twoCricket World Cup finals in2015 and2019 and the2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
He was educated at St Joseph's School inPapanui[1] andSt Bede's College inChristchurch[2] before completing his sixth form studies atSt Joseph's College, Ipswich in England on a one-year scholarship.[3]
Henry has played forCanterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket since 2011, making hisfirst-class cricket debut in the2010–11 Plunket Shield againstWellington in March 2011. He has playedcounty cricket in England forWorcestershire for a time in 2016[4] and forDerbyshire in the2017 NatWest t20 Blast[5] and played forKent 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 againstGloucestershire, Henry took his best innings and match bowling figures againstDurham in late April 2018. He took five wickets in Durham's first innings and seven in their second to record his firstten-wicket haul with match figures of 12/73.[7][8] Henry was awarded hisKent cap during his first stint with the club. In November 2021, Henry was again signed to play for Kent, this time for the 2022 cricket season in England.[9]
In February 2017, he was bought by theKings XI Punjab team for the2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) forINR 5 million.[10] He had previously signed forChennai 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 theinaugural edition of theEuro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[11][12] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[13]
In February 2023, Henry was signed bySomerset for the County Championship and Vitality Blast until the following July.[14] 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.[15] In January 2025, Henry re-signed for Somerset to play the first half of the season.[16][17]
Henry made his international debut on 31 January 2014 in thefifth ODI againstIndia.[18] He made hisTwenty20 International debut for New Zealandagainst Pakistan in theUnited Arab Emirates on 4 December 2014.[19]
Despite not being picked in the final squad of 15 for the2015 Cricket World Cup, he was selected as a replacement forAdam Milne in thesemi-final match againstSouth Africa atEden Park.[20] He was wicketless in the match but against Australia inthe final at Melbourne, Henry showed serious pace[citation needed] and took the two wickets ofDavid Warner andMichael Clarke.[21]He batted withJimmy 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.[22]
Henry's Test debut for New Zealand came during the touragainst England in May 2015.[23]
In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season byNew Zealand Cricket.[24] In April 2019, he was named inNew Zealand's squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[25][26] On 3 July 2019, in the match againstEngland, Henry played in his 50th ODI.[27] In the first semi-final, New Zealand beatIndia by 18 runs, with Henry taking three wickets for 37, and being named theplayer of the match.[28][29]
In February 2022, in the first matchagainst South Africa, Henry took his firstfive-wicket haul in Test cricket, with 7/23.[30]
In March 2023, Henry was named in New Zealand's ODI and T20I squad for theirtour to Pakistan.[31] On 14 April 2023, in the first T20I, he became the fourth New Zealand cricketer to take ahat-trick in T20Is.[32]
In May 2024, he was named in New Zealand’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[33]
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