Henry Thornton (cricketer)

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Henry Thornton
Personal information
Full nameHenry Thomas Raphael York Thornton
Born (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 25)
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17Sydney Sixers (squad no. 6)
2017/18Cricket Australia XI (squad no. 9)
2017/18New South Wales Blues
List A debut10 January 2017 Cricket Australia XI v Pakistanis
Last List A17 October 2017 Cricket Australia XI v Western Australia
Twenty20 debut3 January 2017 Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat
Last Twenty2015 February 2017 Prime Minister's XI v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition LA T20
Matches 4 2
Runs scored 20 –
Batting average 5.00 –
100s/50s 0/0 –
Top score 10 –
Balls bowled 228 37
Wickets 5 1
Bowling average 45.40 64.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/69 1/40
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2020

Henry Thornton (born 16 December 1996) is an Australian cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistanis during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017.[2]

Domestic career[]

2016–17 season[]

Thornton made his Twenty20 debut playing for the Sydney Sixers in BBL|06 against the Brisbane Heat on 3 January. He opened the bowling and bowled his full four overs with figures of 1/40. His first Twenty20 wicket came when he caught Heat wicket keeper Jimmy Peirson out leg before wicket.[3] Though it was the only BBL match he played for the season, he made his List A debut a week later playing for Cricket Australia XI in a tour match against Pakistan. He bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, and had figures of 3/69.[4] Later in the season Thornton played a Twenty20 tour match against Sri Lanka, this time playing for the invitational team Prime Minister's XI. He bowled 2.1 overs with figures of 0/24.[5]

2017–18 season[]

Thornton was included in the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He played three matches during the tournament, bowling at an economy rate of 5.64, but he was only able to take two wickets.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Henry Thornton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Pakistan tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v Pakistanis at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ "15th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Jan 3 2017". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Tour Match, Pakistan tour of Australia at Brisbane, Jan 10 2017". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Tour Match (N), Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Canberra, Feb 15 2017". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

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