Matt Henry creates history at Lord’s during 1st Test vs England
Matt Henry creates history at Lord’s during 1st Test vs England
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 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 |
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.