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Matt Henry (cricketer)
Matthew James Henry (born 14 December 1991) is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays for Canterbury, and for the New Zealand national team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Henry was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019, the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, and the 2026 ICC T20 World cup.
Henry was born on 14 December 1991 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was educated at St Joseph's School in Papanui and St Bede's College in Christchurch before completing his sixth form studies at St Joseph's College, Ipswich in England on a one-year scholarship.
Henry has played for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket since 2011, making his first-class cricket debut in the 2010–11 Plunket Shield against Wellington in March 2011. He has played county cricket in England for Worcestershire for a time in 2016 and for Derbyshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast and played for Kent 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. After taking seven wickets on his Kent debut against Gloucestershire, Henry took his best innings and match bowling figures against Durham in late April 2018. He took five wickets in Durham's first innings and seven in their second to record his first ten-wicket haul with match figures of 12/73. Henry was awarded his Kent 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.
In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) for INR 5 million. He had previously signed for Chennai 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 the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.
In February 2023, Henry was signed by Somerset for the County Championship and Vitality Blast until the following July. 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. In January 2025, Henry re-signed for Somerset to play the first half of the season.
On 16 December 2025, during the 2026 IPL Player Auction, Henry was bought by Chennai Super Kings for his base price of 2 crore, after previously going unsold in earlier rounds.
Henry made his international debut on 31 January 2014 in the fifth ODI against India. He made his Twenty20 International debut for New Zealand against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on 4 December 2014.
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Matt Henry (cricketer)
Matthew James Henry (born 14 December 1991) is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays for Canterbury, and for the New Zealand national team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Henry was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019, the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, and the 2026 ICC T20 World cup.
Henry was born on 14 December 1991 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was educated at St Joseph's School in Papanui and St Bede's College in Christchurch before completing his sixth form studies at St Joseph's College, Ipswich in England on a one-year scholarship.
Henry has played for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket since 2011, making his first-class cricket debut in the 2010–11 Plunket Shield against Wellington in March 2011. He has played county cricket in England for Worcestershire for a time in 2016 and for Derbyshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast and played for Kent 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. After taking seven wickets on his Kent debut against Gloucestershire, Henry took his best innings and match bowling figures against Durham in late April 2018. He took five wickets in Durham's first innings and seven in their second to record his first ten-wicket haul with match figures of 12/73. Henry was awarded his Kent 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.
In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) for INR 5 million. He had previously signed for Chennai 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 the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.
In February 2023, Henry was signed by Somerset for the County Championship and Vitality Blast until the following July. 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. In January 2025, Henry re-signed for Somerset to play the first half of the season.
On 16 December 2025, during the 2026 IPL Player Auction, Henry was bought by Chennai Super Kings for his base price of 2 crore, after previously going unsold in earlier rounds.
Henry made his international debut on 31 January 2014 in the fifth ODI against India. He made his Twenty20 International debut for New Zealand against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on 4 December 2014.