Top 3 performances of Matt Henry in Test Cricket

A tricky fast bowler who has finally found his mojo in international cricket and a permanent place in the New Zealand setup. Matt Henry is able to find success in various phases of the innings and he has done that in the past as well on multiple occasions. In this article, we will take a look at his top 3 performances for the Kiwi side in test cricket.

1. 7/23 vs South Africa, 2022

Matt Henry achieved his best bowling figures in test cricket against South Africa at Christchurch. The fast bowler completely outfoxed the Proteas’ batting order with his lethal bowling display and helped New Zealand win the match by a massive margin of an innings and 276 runs. The 32-year-old fast bowler picked up 7 wickets in the first innings and restricted South Africa to just 95 runs which gave New Zealand a huge lead in the first innings.

2. 4/80 vs Sri Lanka, 2023

Another commendable bowling performance at Christchurch from Matt Henry but this time against Sri Lanka. This was a close victory for New Zealand and Henry’s contribution in the first innings was very crucial in the context of the match. He dismissed the likes of Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews among others to prevent Sri Lanka from going beyond the 400-run mark in the first innings.

3. 4/93 vs England, 2015

The right-arm fast bowler delivered this spell at the home of cricket, Lord’s, against England in the first match of the test series between the two teams. Henry and Boult picked up wickets in tandem in the first innings to play a key role in restricting the English team to 389 runs in the first innings. He got rid of some of the most important batters in the English batting unit such as the captain Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, and Joe Root. Root was batting on 98 when Henry got the better of him.