Moisés Henriques
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Moises Constantino Henriques | |||
| Nickname | Moey | |||
| Born | 1 February 1987 | |||
| Funchal, Portugal | ||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |||
| Role | All-rounder | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2006 - | New South Wales (squad no. 21) | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| FC | List A | |||
| Matches | 3 | 12 | ||
| Runs scored | 73 | 127 | ||
| Batting average | 18.25 | 21.16 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
| Top score | 47 | 43* | ||
| Balls bowled | 366 | 461 | ||
| Wickets | 7 | 8 | ||
| Bowling average | 25.28 | 54.37 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 5/17 | 3/30 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 4/– | ||
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Moisés Constantino Henriques (born February 1, 1987 in Funchal, Portugal) is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Henriques is widely considered to be one of the best young talents in Australian cricket.[1][2][3]
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[edit] Early and personal life
The son of former Portuguese professional footballer, Alvaro, Henriques was born in Funchal, Portugal before moving to Australia with his family at the age of one.[3] He graduated from Endeavour Sports High in 2004, yet while attending high school he represented New South Wales at Under 17 and Under 19 level.[4] In 2004 he was the recipient of the first Rexona Australian Youth Cricket Scholarship, an initiative backed by Ricky Ponting.[5]
[edit] Playing style
A genuine all-rounder, Henriques states that he "couldn't choose" between batting and bowling as his preferred art.[6] Despite this, some have commented that his bowling is slightly better than his batting.[7] As a right handed batsman, Henriques bats in the middle to lower order, and as a right-arm medium-fast bowler he generally opens the attack. His style has been compared to Australian Shane Watson, however Henriques looks to South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis as a source of inspiration.[6] Current Sri Lankan coach Trevor Bayliss has compared Henriques to Australian great Mark Waugh, saying "Skill-wise and in terms of natural ability I would probably put him up there with Mark Waugh". Bayliss also noted that Henriques "athletic ability and hand-eye coordination" was an impressive part of his game.[3]
[edit] Australia Under 19s
At just 16 years of age, Henriques was selected for the Australian U-19 cricket team's squad for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004 in Bangladesh. Considering his age at the time, Henriques performed admirably, taking 11 wickets at 19.27 and scoring 95 runs at 19.00.[8]
In September, 2005 Henriques was named in Australia's Under 19 squad to tour India for a One Day series against the Indian U-19 cricket team. Whilst Australia lost the series, in difficult conditions, Henqriques was a stand out. He scored 132 runs at an average of 44.00 and claimed 8 wickets at 18.25.[9]
Henriques was named captain of the Australian Under 19 team for the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, and performed to great acclaim as he led the Australians to a semi-final berth. He was a stand out player of the tournament, scoring 150 runs at 37.50 and finished as the World Cup's leading wicket-taker, claiming 16 wickets at 10.52 in 5 matches.[10]
He is no longer eligible to play for the Australian under 19 team, yet during his time with the side, he played 17 matches, taking 35 wickets at 15.08 and scored 377 runs at an average of 31.41.[11]
[edit] New South Wales
On January 2, 2006, Henriques made his List A debut for New South Wales against Victoria. He bowled 8 overs for 46 runs in a narrow New South Wales victory. His appearance, at only 18 years of age, made him the youngest ever List A debutant for New South Wales. Only six days later, on January 8, 2006, Henriques made his Twenty20 debut, however he didn't bat or bowl in this match.
He made his first-class debut against South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 17, 2006. Only a week after this match, Henriques took 5/17 against Queensland in a very impressive display of fast bowling. In doing so, he became the youngest New South Wales cricketer to take 5 wickets in a first-class innings since Doug Walters. However due to injury, this was the last first-class game Henriques played for over a year. After regaining fitness and impressive performances for his club, St George, in Sydney Grade Cricket, he has earned a place in the squad once again.
[edit] References
- ^ Henriques has all-round hopes Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 5, 2007
- ^ Hit Predictions Kingsgrove Sport. Retrieved December 12, 2007
- ^ a b c Ronaldo's old neighbour to become NSW's youngest one-day debutant Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved December 12, 2007
- ^ Other matches played by Moises Henriques Cricket Archive. December 12, 2007
- ^ Young allrounder wins $30,000 scholarship Cricinfo. Retrieved December 12, 2007
- ^ a b Moises Henriques Profile Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ^ Finally Henriques can prove he's got the right stuff Sydney Mornin Herald. Retrieved December 12, 2007
- ^ 2004 World Cup Statistics and Averages - Australia (Cricinfo). Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ Australia Under-19s in India, 2005-06 One-Day Averages (Cricinfo). Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ ICC Under-19s Cricket World Cup, 2005/06 Averages (Cricinfo). Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ Moises Henriques Profile Cricket Archive. Retrieved on December 3, 2007.
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