Full Name

William Henty

Born

September 23, 1808, West Tarring, Sussex, England

Died

July 11, 1881, Hove, Sussex, England, (aged 72y 291d)

At the Launceston Racecourse (now the NTCA ground), at around eleven o'clock on 11 February 1851, William Henty bowled the first ball in Australian first-class cricket - to Duncan Cooper of Victoria. The ball was bowled underarm. Henty took match figures of 9-78, including 5-26, the second five-wicket haul in Australian first-class cricket. (Thomas Rose, June 2000)

William Henty Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC230110.33000010

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC2224178196/409.364.7611.721

Recent Matches of William Henty

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Tasmania vs Victoria0 & 16/40 & 4/6029-Mar-1852MelbourneFC
Tasmania vs Victoria04/52 & 5/2611-Feb-1851LauncestonFC