Matt Henry breaks Dion Nash's long-standing Test record: Stats

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Matt Henry breaks Dion Nash's long-standing Test record: Stats 


New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry has etched his name in the record books by breaking former all-rounder Dion Nash's record for the best Test bowling figures by a Kiwi in England.

The achievement came during the second match of a three-match series at The Oval, where Henry finished with impressive match figures of 11/109.


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Henry's first-innings performance


Henry's stellar performance included five wickets (5/80 in 24 overs) in England's first innings, where he dismissed Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue.

His efforts helped restrict the hosts to 291 runs against New Zealand's first innings score of 391.

In the fourth innings, England were given a daunting target of 463 runs to win the Test and series, but collapsed for just 209 runs.