Matt Henry Cricket Stats & Biography

About Matt Henry

Matt Henry is an international cricketer from New Zealand, listed as a bowler. Career years: 2014 - 2026. Batting style: right-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm fast-medium. Age: 34 (born 1991-12-14). Career highlights — ODI: 270 runs at avg 10.38; T20I: 47 runs at avg 5.87. Explore complete career numbers, debut matches and match-by-match form below.

Matt Henry biography

Matt Henry player profile

A slippery fast bowler, Matt Henry almost didn't play for New Zealand, as he underwent a major back surgery in 2012. Two years later, though, he was called up as cover during the ODI series against India, and thanks to a niggle to fellow injury-prone Hamish Bennett, Henry put the black cap on and registered the third-best figures for a New Zealand debutant in ODIs, claiming four wickets to seal New Zealand's 4-0 series triumph.

He played in only two matches in the 2015 World Cup, and incredibly they were the most important, the semi-final against South Africa and the final against Australia.

Henry would make his Test debut at Lord's on the subsequent tour of England and made an immediate impression taking 4 for 93 in the first innings. Over the next four years his body held up well as he was a fairly regular member of New Zealand's Test and ODI sides and played the occasional T20I.

In 2019, he was a key part of New Zealand's incredible World Cup campaign. He took 14 wickets, including 4 for 47 against Bangladesh. But he saved his best spell for the winning semi-final at Old Trafford where he ripped through India's top order, claiming 3 for 37 including the tournament's leading scorer Rohit Sharma. He also took the key wicket of Jason Roy in the epic final against England at Lord's.

Henry stays consistently over 140kmph, likes to bowl full, and had only taken four five-fors in 14 first-class games spread over three seasons when he was called up for what initially looked like an apprenticeship with the New Zealand senior team. ESPNcricinfo staff

Matt Henry IPL factfile

- After being a spare bowler at Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2015, Matt Henry has returned to the franchise after more than a decade for IPL 2026.

Matt Henry debut matches

International and first-class debut details for Matt Henry across major cricket formats.

Format	Match	Venue	Date
TEST	ENG vs NZ	Lord's	2015-05-21
ODI	NZ vs IND	Wellington	2014-01-31
T20	NZ vs PAK	Dubai (DICS)	2014-12-04

Recent performances

Latest match scores and bowling figures for Matt Henry.

India vs New Zealand T20 · 2026-03-08 · Ahmedabad

Batting - Bowling 1/49

South Africa vs New Zealand T20 · 2026-03-04 · Eden Gardens

Batting - Bowling 2/34

New Zealand vs England T20 · 2026-02-27 · Colombo (RPS)

Batting 1* Bowling 1/19

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20 · 2026-02-25 · Colombo (RPS)

Batting - Bowling 2/3

New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 · 2026-02-21 · Colombo (RPS)

Batting - Bowling -

Canada vs New Zealand T20 · 2026-02-17 · Chennai

Batting - Bowling 1/28

New Zealand vs South Africa T20 · 2026-02-14 · Ahmedabad

Batting 9* Bowling 0/38

U.A.E. vs New Zealand T20 · 2026-02-10 · Chennai

Batting - Bowling 2/37

Afghanistan vs New Zealand T20 · 2026-02-08 · Chennai

Batting - Bowling 1/27

New Zealand vs U.S.A. T20 · 2026-02-05 · DY Patil

Batting 1* Bowling 5/32

Matt Henry career statistics

Format-wise batting and bowling records for Matt Henry — including Test, ODI, T20I and domestic cricket where available.

Test batting stats

Matches 33

Innings 45

Runs 670

Average 17.17

Strike rate 78.36

Highest score 72

100s 0

50s 4

Fours 90

Sixes 21

Catches 13

Test bowling stats

Matches 33

Innings 65

Wickets 140

Average 27.13

Economy 3.12

Strike rate 52.1

Best figure 7/23

4 wickets 6

5 wickets 6

Balls bowled 7299

Runs conceded 3799

ODI batting stats

Matches 95

Innings 38

Runs 270

Average 10.38

Strike rate 93.1

Highest score 48*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 22

Sixes 11

Catches 32

ODI bowling stats

Matches 95

Innings 93

Wickets 172

Average 24.98

Economy 5.21

Strike rate 28.7

Best figure 5/30

4 wickets 13

5 wickets 3

Balls bowled 4946

Runs conceded 4298

T20I batting stats

Matches 43

Innings 14

Runs 47

Average 5.87

Strike rate 94

Highest score 12

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 4

Sixes 1

Catches 10

T20I bowling stats

Matches 43

Innings 40

Wickets 53

Average 23.07

Economy 8.5

Strike rate 16.2

Best figure 3/26

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 863

Runs conceded 1223

List A batting stats

Matches 178

Innings 90

Runs 770

Average 11.66

Strike rate 107.24

Highest score 48*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 66

Sixes 34

Catches 67

List A bowling stats

Matches 178

Innings 174

Wickets 297

Average 26.04

Economy 5.16

Strike rate 30.2

Best figure 6/45

4 wickets 16

5 wickets 5

Balls bowled 8987

Runs conceded 7736

T20s batting stats

Matches 186

Innings 88

Runs 638

Average 12.5

Strike rate 147.34

Highest score 44

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 36

Sixes 40

Catches 72

T20s bowling stats

Matches 186

Innings 179

Wickets 224

Average 22.89

Economy 8.27

Strike rate 16.6

Best figure 5/18

4 wickets 4

5 wickets 1

Balls bowled 3719

Runs conceded 5128

Frequently asked questions about Matt Henry

Who is Matt Henry?

Matt Henry is a cricketer from New Zealand who plays as a bowler. SportsGuff covers Matt Henry's profile, career statistics and match performances.

What is Matt Henry's batting and bowling style?

Matt Henry is a right-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm fast-medium.

When did Matt Henry make their international debut?

Matt Henry's recorded debuts include: TEST debut on 2015-05-21 (ENG vs NZ); ODI debut on 2014-01-31 (NZ vs IND); T20 debut on 2014-12-04 (NZ vs PAK).

What are Matt Henry's key cricket career stats?

Career highlights — ODI: 270 runs at avg 10.38; T20I: 47 runs at avg 5.87. Full format-wise batting and bowling tables are available on this SportsGuff player profile.