Matt Henderson

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Matt Henderson New Zealand (NZ)
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling type	Left-arm fast-medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	41
Runs scored	8	495
Batting average	8.00	14.14
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	6	47
Balls bowled	90	6649
Wickets	2	107
Bowling average	32.00	29.90
5 wickets in innings	0	5
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	2/38	6/70
Catches/stumpings	1/-	12/-
Test debut: 10 January 1930 Last Test: 10 January 1930 Source: Cricinfo

Matthew Henderson (born 2 August 1895 in Auckland, died 17 June 1970 in Lower Hutt) was a cricketer who played for Wellington and New Zealand.

Henderson was a left-arm fast bowler and toured England with the 1927 team under Tom Lowry. No Tests were played on this tour and Henderson took only 33 first-class wickets, his bowling, according to Wisden, lacking direction[1].

Henderson's only Test appearance was the first match ever played by New Zealand, against the MCC team led by Harold Gilligan at Christchurch in January 1930. He scored eight runs in the two innings and took two of the first three wickets to fall, plus one catch. But New Zealand lost in two days of cricket and he never played Test cricket again.

[edit] References

[1] Wisden, 1928, page 451.