Personal Details
- Date of Birth 16 December 1996
- Position Bowler
- Batting Style Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Right-Arm Fast Seam
HenryThornton
Bowler
Player Story
Having started his career at the Sydney Sixers, Henry Thornton joined the Strikers ahead of BBL|11 and made his club debut that season.
The fast bowler made headlines around the world in BBL|12, after taking the most economical five-wicket haul in tournament history - finishing with incredible figures of 5-3 as he led the Strikers to bowl the Sydney Thunder out for a record-low 15 runs.
Overall Big Bash Career Stats
24 Matches Played
Batting
Innings
9
Runs
38
Strike rate
100
Average
19
High Score
28
6s
1
4s
2
Balls faced
38
Not Outs
7
50s
0
100s
0
Bowling
Innings
24
Wickets
37
Runs
711
Dot balls
177
Economy
8.69
Average
19.22
Strike rate
13.27
Overs Bowled
81.5
Best Bowling
5/3
5 Wickets
1
10 Wickets
0
Fielding
Catches
5
Run Outs
0
Awards
Player of the Match
2
Player of the Tournament
0
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