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NEW ZEALAND · Pace Bowler · 2015–present

Matt Henry

On scorecards: MJ Henry

In-game rating: 85/99

BOWLING

152
WICKETS
26.04
AVERAGE
3.10
ECONOMY
50.2
STRIKE RATE
7/23
BEST
8
5-WKT HAULS

FIELDING

14
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Matt Henry played 25 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2015 to 2024. The first came against England at Lord's, with scores of 10 and 10, and 6 wickets, and the last against Australia at Hagley Oval in 2024.

The most productive decade was the 2020s: 379 runs at 23.7 in 14 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 72 from 75 balls against Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval in 2023, in a match New Zealand won. The best bowling is 7 for 23 against South Africa at Hagley Oval in 2022.

In all: 4 fifties, 3 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 23.6 across 16 Tests; away it was 19.9 across 9 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 197 runs at 24.6 in 5 Tests. Hagley Oval was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 266 runs at 33.3. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 12 of the Tests Matt Henry played and lost 9, with 4 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 25 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

RunsBallsAgainstGroundYearResult
7275Sri LankaHagley Oval2023Won
68*81PakistanNational Stadium2023Drawn
6693AustraliaHagley Oval2016Lost
58*68South AfricaHagley Oval2022Won
4234AustraliaBasin Reserve2024Lost

BEST BOWLING

FiguresOversAgainstGroundYearResult
7/2315South AfricaHagley Oval2022Won
7/6723AustraliaHagley Oval2024Lost
5/7030.1AustraliaBasin Reserve2024Lost
4/8026Sri LankaHagley Oval2023Won
4/9324.5EnglandLord's2015Lost

Best in a match: 9/55 against South Africa (2022).

RECORD BY OPPONENT

AgainstTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
England610014.290/02339.61
Australia519724.630/12133.67
South Africa510721.400/12518.48
Pakistan38383.000/1472.00
India23311.000/0642.33
Sri Lanka27638.000/11123.09
Bangladesh10–0/0253.50
West Indies144.000/0332.00

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

WhereTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Home1640123.590/36726.01
Away919919.900/12847.71

BY DECADE

DecadeTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
2010s1122120.090/12848.46
2020s1437923.690/36725.70

GROUNDS

GroundTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Hagley Oval626633.250/33124.68
Basin Reserve56613.200/02325.52
Seddon Park44214.000/0936.33
National Stadium168–0/1263.50
Headingley13939.000/0270.50
Bay Oval12727.000/0416.00

FIRST AND LAST

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