Having been born on the 14th of December in 1991, Matthew James Henry is a professional cricketer from New Zealand who now plays for Canterbury and also represents the New Zealand national team. He bowls with his right arm and bowls fast-medium. Within the New Zealand side that triumphed at the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship, Henry was a part of the winning squad. In addition, he was a member of the New Zealand team that competed in the 2015 Cricket World Cup and ended up finishing in second place.
Beginning in 2011, Henry has been a member of Canterbury’s New Zealand domestic cricket team. He made his debut in the first-class cricket competition in March 2011, when Canterbury faced Wellington in the 2010–11 Plunket Shield Tournament. Before agreeing to return to play for the club after the season, he played county cricket in England for Worcestershire in 2016, and for Derbyshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast. He also played for Kent as their overseas player in the first part of the 2018 season. He has also played for Derbyshire in the NatWest t20 Blast.
Soon after making his debut for Kent against Gloucestershire, Henry achieved his best innings and match bowling stats against Durham in late April of 2018. He had previously taken seven wickets in his maiden encounter. As a result of his first ten-wicket haul, which he recorded with match statistics of 12/73, he took five wickets in Durham’s first innings and seven wickets in one of their second innings. During Henry’s first time wearing the Kent hat, the club honored him with the honor.
It was in February of 2017 that the Kings XI Punjab club paid INR 5 million to acquire him to participate in the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL). Although he had signed with Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the years 2014 and 2015, he did not participate in any matches for the club.
In July 2019, he was chosen to participate in the first-ever edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket event, which was played by the Edinburgh Rocks baseball team. However, the event was canceled the month after it was scheduled to take place.
Matt Henry Biography
| Name | Matt Henry |
| Full Name | Matthew James Henry |
| Date of Birth | 14 December 1991 |
| Place of Birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Father’s Name | Philip Henry |
| Mother’s Name | Kathrine Henry |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Holly Carran |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| ODI Debut | 31 January 2014 vs. India |
| Test Debut | May 21, 2015 vs. England |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Henry received another contract to play for Kent in November 2021, this time for the 2022 cricket season in England. This time, the contract was for the 2022 season. Henry signed a contract with Somerset in February 2023, allowing him to compete in the County Championship until July of the following year. Henry had a very good season with Somerset, as he was the top wicket-taker in the competition and took the winning wicket in the final match against Essex, which resulted in Somerset winning their first Twenty20 championship since 2005.
On the 31st of January, 2014, Henry made his world debut in the fifth one-day international match against India. In the Twenty20 International match that took place in the United Arab Emirates on December 4, 2014, he made his debut for New Zealand competing against Pakistan. Even though he was not selected for the final squad of 15 for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, he was chosen to replace Adam Milne in the semi-final match that was played at Eden Park against South Africa.
Henry showed considerable speed in the last match against Australia, which took place in Melbourne, and he got the two wickets of David Warner and Michael Clarke. During the contest, he did not take any wickets. Together with Jimmy Neesham, he batted to establish what is, as of March 2018, the greatest 9th-wicket partnership for New Zealand in one-day internationals. They added 84 runs as a pair against India in 2016, which is the record that they created.
Henry’s first appearance for New Zealand in a test match was in May 2015, while the team was on tour against England. The New Zealand Cricket organization presented him with a new contract for the 2018–19 season in May of 2018, making him one of twenty players to get such an honor. The announcement that he will be a part of New Zealand’s team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup came in April of this year. Henry participated in his fifty-first one-day international on July 3, 2019, while he was playing against England.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 5 | 90 | 157 | 2 | 1/28 | 78.50 | 10.47 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 60 | 86 | 1 | 1/28 | 86.00 | 8.60 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 30 | 71 | 1 | 1/31 | 71.00 | 14.20 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
With Henry getting three wickets for 37 runs and being awarded the player of the match, New Zealand defeated India by 18 runs in the first semi-final. Henry was also named the player of the match. During the first match of the Test series, which took place in February 2022 against South Africa, Henry achieved his first five-wicket haul in the sport of test cricket with a score of 7/23. Henry received a spot in the One-Day International and Twenty20 International squads that New Zealand will take to Pakistan in March of 2023.
In the inaugural Twenty20 International (T20I) match, which took place on April 14, 2023, he became the fourth New Zealand cricketer to score a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International. Matt Henry, a fast bowler, has been named to the Lucknow Super Giants’ roster to take David Willey’s spot. There were personal issues that caused Willey to withdraw from the beginning of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), but he has now withdrawn from the whole campaign.
Left-handed quickness from England Having spent the previous two seasons with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Willey was acquired by LSG in the mini-auction held in Dubai the previous year for a base price of INR 2 crore, which is equivalent to around $239,856 in US currency. Because he had previously played for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and Multan Sultans in the Indian Twenty20 and Pakistan Super League, respectively, Willey had already been away from home for two months before the start of the Indian Premier League.
