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[VIDEOS] Matt Henry - The Dark (Kiwi) Horse

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NZ's is a formidable quick bowling attack. I rate their pace bowling attack up there with the best in the business. It is definitely better than our pace bowling attack and at par with SA and Australian ones.

I am a huge fan of Trent Boult and have seen him become from a left arm medium to left arm fast with the ability to get both swings. His control is superb and bowls well from both over and around the wicket.

But the guy who really stands out for me is Matt Henry. He burst onto the scene with his wicket taking abilities in ODIs and for a moment threatened Starc's quickest to 100 ODI wickets record. He has troubled Pakistan in the past with his ability to extract bounce off good length and also his out swingers. Hits the wicket really hard and gets whatever assistance the pitch has to offer.

He probably was the pick of NZ seamers in India. Bowled extremely well whenever I saw him.

He - I feel - is going to trouble our batsmen the most with his nip and bounce off the pitch. Our batsmen don't really enjoy someone extracting bounce off a length and they tend to poke outside the off stump to the rising deliveries (case in point Woakes in the England series).

Let's see how the kiwi pace trio in general and Henry in particular go against Pakistani batsmen. Should make for gripping encounter!
 
Matt Henry may trouble us but I hope we don't succumn to the medium pacers like Jimmy Neesham and Corey Anderson and make them out to be ATG's.
 
Not sure that he'll play, though he should. I think Boult and Southee are still first choice while Wagner provides a different dimension to the attack - guessing Neesham would be the fourth seamer.
 
I will be very surprised if he is selected.

The three established pacemen are Boult, Southee and Wagner in that order, while Jimmy Neesham will bat at 6 and bowl seam.

Matt Henry is a very talented player, but he has yet to work out what length to bowl in Test cricket. That makes him like Chris Woakes 12 months ago. if he works it out, watch out!
 
Criminally underrated, is a very good seam bowler. He hardly gets any games unless someone else is injured, a shame really. I feel he is the biggest threat to us in their test lineup, he'd play in my XI. Southee can sit out, has been below par in tests for some time now, has regressed and unlike Boult, has not shown any sign of recovery. Plus, Henry did well in India too so it's a no brainer.
 
Tbh I think we're going to gift a lot of wickets to Corey Anderson. Matt Henry on the other hand should do pretty well but I predict Pak handling Boult well or tormenting him at their best.
 
Hopefully plays the first test at least, it's in Christchurch (his home ground) and has been in good form lately

Southee has regressed hugely since Shane Bond resigned as bowling coach, I'm hoping they drop him for Henry. Needs a wake up call
 
ExplicitAI said:
Tbh I think we're going to gift a lot of wickets to Corey Anderson. Matt Henry on the other hand should do pretty well but I predict Pak handling Boult well or tormenting him at their best.
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Anderson's not in the squad because he's only just restarted bowling.

Jimmy Neesham is the all-rounder, with the slower, less bouncy De Grandhomme as his cover.
 
Matt Henry bowls a consistent teasing line.. he will be our "woakes" of this series.
 
He will be selected to play. Like Kulasekera from Sri Lanka, Matt has the wood on some Pakistani batsmen. I expect him to trouble Shafiq with his stock incoming delivery.
 
Seen Sheen said:
NZ's is a formidable quick bowling attack. I rate their pace bowling attack up there with the best in the business. It is definitely better than our pace bowling attack and at par with SA and Australian ones.
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What Australian attack are we talking about here? I rate Pakistani pace attack higher than the Australian attack since we mostly play on the worst pitches known to mankind.
 
I see wagner being the bowler that will possible do the most damage for the kiwis in this series. I cant see Henry been picked in final 11 unless Kiwis pick 4 pacers or one of the main bowlers is injured.
 
The observation from many posters that Henry might not even make it into the lineup is a valid one but I think that's where NZ management needs to take a tough decision. On paper, Southee and Boult are their most experienced and most potent pacers but going by recent performances in Tests especially Southee has been struggling to create sort of impact that would have been expected of him given all the talent and skill he possesses.

Henry on merit makes into the XI ahead of Southee. Wagner even though has been their go-to bowler of late and has this knack of producing a wicket when the going gets tough, I still think he doesn't really have the ability that Henry has to run through a batting lineup.
 
Good bowler, makes a comeback into the X1 and makes immediate impact.
 
Demolished SA :

Career best figures of 7/23 from unheralded paceman Matt Henry has helped New Zealand dominate the opening day of the first Test against South Africa in Christchurch.
 
Hat-trick for Matt Henry - has been outstanding for NZ in the 1st T20I

He is the fourth New Zealand player to register a hat-trick in T20Is.

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Matt Henry picked up a hat-trick spread across two overs in the first T20I against Pakistan in Lahore to join an elite group of New Zealand bowlers.

Henry had derailed Pakistan's innings in the 13th over with the wickets of Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed off back-to-back deliveries. Shadab was caught out by Latham off the penultimate ball of the over and Itikhar fell next ball, edging again to the wicketkeeper.

Henry returned in the 19th over to dismiss Shaheen Afridi off the first ball, caught brilliantly near the ropes by Daryl Mitchell off the first ball in the over.

Henry finished with 3/32, his career-best figures in T20Is and also became just the fourth New Zealand bowler to take a hat-trick in men's T20Is.

Jacob Oram was the first to do so when he took a hat-trick in 2009 against Sri Lanka. The all-rounder then became just the second player to record a hat-trick in men's T20Is. Tim Southee joined him on the list next year against Pakistan.

For 12 years since then, there were no New Zealand bowlers on the list until Michael Bracewell took a hat-trick against Ireland last year.

Henry now joins the three players on the list after his spell in Lahore.

Pakistan were bowled out for 182 batting first with Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub making 47 apiece.

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Matt Henry registered his best figures against Australia in a home Test series.
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Matt Henry – a bowler who deserves far more recognition than he receives. Consistently excellent yet often overlooked, his stats tell the story.

His ODI record has always been strong, but since 2021, he has taken his game to another level across formats.
In Tests, he has picked up 90 wickets in just 18 matches, boasting an impressive average of 23 and a strike rate of 44.
His ODI performances have been equally outstanding—68 wickets in 38 games at an average of 23, a strike rate of 29, and an economy of just 4.87, exceptional figures for a strike bowler.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Matt Henry – a bowler who deserves far more recognition than he receives. Consistently excellent yet often overlooked, his stats tell the story.

His ODI record has always been strong, but since 2021, he has taken his game to another level across formats.
In Tests, he has picked up 90 wickets in just 18 matches, boasting an impressive average of 23 and a strike rate of 44.
His ODI performances have been equally outstanding—68 wickets in 38 games at an average of 23, a strike rate of 29, and an economy of just 4.87, exceptional figures for a strike bowler.
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Matt Henry actually always stands up against India when it matters the most in ICC events

Magnificent spell by him! He grabs 5/42 in 8 overs against India in Match 12 of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

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FearlessRoar said:
Matt Henry actually always stands up against India when it matters the most in ICC events

Magnificent spell by him! He grabs 5/42 in 8 overs against India in Match 12 of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

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A special spell after a long time for Kiwis in CT

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New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry entered his name in the history books on Sunday (March 2) by becoming the first bowler in the world to take a five-wicket haul against India in the Champions Trophy.

Matt Henry (New Zealand): 5/42 in 8 overs on March 2, 2025 in Dubai

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan): 4/25 in 9 overs on September 19, 2004 in Birmingham

Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan): 4/36 in 9.5 overs on September 19, 2004 in Birmingham

Douglas Hondo (Zimbabwe): 4/62 in 9 overs on September 14, 2002 in Colombo

Mohammad Amir (Pakistan): 3/16 in 6 overs on June 18, 2017, at The Oval

Hasan Ali (Pakistan): 3/19 in 6.3 overs on June 18, 2017, at The Oval
 
Waqar gave a great explanation on how Henry setup Gill for straight one lbw after bowling outswing.

He is a very canny operator and now clearly the best new ball bowler left in the tournament. Never stops threatening the stumps or outside edge even after Rohit tried to hit him off his length.

Naseem should look to copy Henry given his skillset.

On side note, Waqar is good enough game reader to understand strategy then why as coach he can't get bowlers to bowl to strategy?
 
pratiktc said:
Waqar gave a great explanation on how Henry setup Gill for straight one lbw after bowling outswing.

He is a very canny operator and now clearly the best new ball bowler left in the tournament. Never stops threatening the stumps or outside edge even after Rohit tried to hit him off his length.

Naseem should look to copy Henry given his skillset.

On side note, Waqar is good enough game reader to understand strategy then why as coach he can't get bowlers to bowl to strategy?
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Understanding something himself is one thing, trying to teach it to others so they can execute it under pressure is an entirely different thing. It's why Waqar was an excellent bowler himself but not a particularly good coach and also why a lot of great coaches weren't especially good players themselves.
 
Henry is a good bowler. He is pretty accurate and people generally do not rate him high enough. He never leaves those 3 stumps and that is why is not easy to score against him until you do something out of the box and take risk.
 
He used to be like a support bowler but is now a strike bowler. He has improved a lot.
 
In the Wasim Akram/Waqar show , Waqar explained about how he set up GIll. Interesting listen. Yes he is a well oiled seasoned pro now. He knows how to set up batsmen. His biggest asset.
 
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