Published: May 22, 2015, 04:53 PM (IST)
Edited: May 22, 2015, 04:53 PM (IST)
Matt Henry made his Test debut for New Zealand against England at Lord’s on May 21, 2015. He was introduced first-change by Brendon McCullum, after Trent Boult and Tim Southee opened bowling. Almost immediately he bowled a short one that hurried on to Alastair Cook; the English captain, in an effort to pull, top-edged the ball and was caught by BJ Watling. LIVE CRICKET SCORE: England vs New Zealand 1st Test at Lord’s
He clean bowled Ian Bell with a peach of a delivery; he also had the dangerous Joe Root edging one to the standby wicketkeeper Tom Latham for 92; and he had James Anderson caught and bowled to clean up the innings, thereby finishing with figures of 24.5-3-93-4. These are the best figures by a New Zealand bowler on debut at Lord’s.
Best figures by a New Zealand debutant at Lord’s
|
Bowler |
Season |
Figures |
|
Matt Henry |
2015 |
4/93 |
|
Jack Cowie |
1937 |
4/118 |
|
Evan Gray |
1983 |
3/73 |
|
Hedley Howarth |
1969 |
3/102 |
|
Ian Cromb |
1931 |
3/113 TRENDING NOW |
The best two figures by a debutant at Lord’s are, of course, Bob Massie’s 8 for 84 and 8 for 53 in the 1972 Ashes. The best by an Englishman are 7 for 43 by Dominic Cork against West Indies in 1995.
