Henry Hunt (cricketer)

Henry James Hunt (born 7 January 1997) is an Australian cricketer,[1] currently playing for South Australia as an opening batsman.[2]

Henry Hunt
Personal information
Full nameHenry James Hunt
Born (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997
Cowra, New South Wales
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019/20South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 422
Batting average 32.46
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 132
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2020

Early life and career

Hunt grew up living on a farm near a small town between Grenfell and Cowra in New South Wales.[3] His father, James Hunt, had played for the Canberra Raiders, a rugby league team, and built a cricket net in the backyard of their family home.[3] He originally played grade cricket for Queanbeyan District and was first selected to play for the ACT/NSW Country Comets in the 2014–15 season of the Futures League.[3]

Hunt played for Australia under-19s in 2015–16,[2] and he was named in Australia's squad that was scheduled to play in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, but withdrew from the tournament due to security concerns.[4]

In the 2018–19 season Hunt scored 208 in a Futures League match against Queensland Under-23s,[5] followed by another four half-centuries during the season. He was the tournament's leading run-scorer with 737 runs at an average of 46.06.[2] During the 2018–19 season, Hunt also played for Eastern Suburbs in Sydney Grade Cricket, and he equalled Johan Botha's record for the fastest Twenty20 century in the competition, scoring 104 runs off of 45 deliveries against UNSW.[6]

South Australia

On the back of his performances in the 2018–19 season, Hunt earned a rookie contract with South Australia for the 2019–20 season.[6] He made his first-class debut on 10 October 2019, against Victoria in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.[7] In his first innings he scored his maiden half-century,[8] finishing with a total of 75 runs.[7]

On 11 November 2019, in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania, Hunt scored his maiden century in first-class cricket in just his fourth first-class match. He scored 132 and had a 293-run partnership with Jake Weatherald, breaking a 52-year-old record for the highest opening partnership for South Australia in first-class cricket. In Hunt's innings he hit 17 boundaries, including a six.[9][10][11][12] Hunt followed up his century with another half-century in the second innings.[12][13]

References
  1. "Henry Hunt". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. "Henry Hunt". SACA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "Former ACT/NSW Country Comet Henry Hunt Debuts for South Australia Shield Today". Cricket ACT. 10 October 2019.
  4. "Wes Agar, Clinton Hinchliffe in Australia U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. "4th Match, Futures League at Canberra, Oct 22-25 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. Bertoldo, Lucie (14 May 2019). "Former ACT Comets batsman Henry Hunt earns rookie deal with Redbacks". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. "1st Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Oct 10-13 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. Malcolm, Alex (11 October 2019). "Nic Maddinson double-century, Will Pucovski hundred help Victoria pile up 616". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. Malcolm, Alex (11 November 2019). "Weatherald, Hunt hit centuries in record opening stand for South Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  10. "Records tumble in 'unbelievable' Sheffield Shield masterclass". Yahoo Sports. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. Churches, Marc (11 November 2019). "Jake Weatherald and Henry Hunt set new record for South Australia". Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. Helmers, Caden (14 November 2019). "Canberra export Henry Hunt stars for South Australia in Sheffield Shield". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  13. "Doolan-Wade v Ferguson-Hunt sets up tantalising final day". ESPNcricinfo. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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