Henry Shipley Explained

Henry Burton Shipley (born 10 May 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer, who is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Canterbury cricket team in domestic cricket.^[1]

Early life and family

Shipley was born in Darfield on 10 May 1996, and educated at Darfield High School.^[2] His father James, appeared in one match for Canterbury as 12th man in 1985. He is a second cousin of Burton Shipley, the husband of former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, and has the middle name Burton after him. His uncle, Mark Priest, also played cricket for Canterbury and New Zealand.^[3]

Domestic career

He made his List A debut on 17 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Ford Trophy.^[4] He made his first-class debut on 22 October 2016 in the 2016–17 Plunket Shield season.^[5] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season.^[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Canterbury in the 2018–19 Super Smash on 23 December 2018.^[7]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.^{[8] [9]}

International career

In December 2022, Shipley earned his maiden-call up to the New Zealand cricket team for their One Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan.^[10] He made his ODI debut on 9 January 2023, for New Zealand in the first match of the series.^[11] In March 2023, he was named in New Zealand's ODI squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[12] In the first ODI, on 25 March 2023, he took his maiden international five-wicket haul guiding New Zealand to a massive win over Sri Lanka by 198 runs.^[13] Later the same month, he was named in Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the same series.^[14] He made his T20I debut in the first T20I of the series on 2 April 2023.^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henry Shipley . 21 March 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Henry Shipley . Cricket Arroyo . 7 June 2024.
3. Web site: Brendon . Egan . Genuine allrounders are like gold dust: Newest Black Cap Henry Shipley could fill a key need . Stuff . 19 December 2022 . 14 January 2023 .
4. Web site: The Ford Trophy, Canterbury v Central Districts at Christchurch, Jan 17, 2016 . 21 March 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
5. Web site: Plunket Shield, Canterbury v Northern Districts at Christchurch, Oct 22-25, 2016 . 22 October 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
6. Web site: Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 June 2018.
7. Web site: 2nd Match (D/N), Super Smash at Dunedin, Dec 23 2018 . 23 December 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
8. Web site: Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 June 2020.
9. Web site: Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts . Stuff . 15 June 2020.
10. Web site: Different captains, major recalls as New Zealand name ODI squads for Pakistan, India tours . 18 December 2022 . International Cricket Council.
11. Web site: Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st ODI 2022/23 . 2023-03-25 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
12. Web site: Latham to lead ODI team against Sri Lanka Bowes and Lister earn maiden ODI call-ups . 13 March 2023 . New Zealand Cricket . 13 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313165227/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/latham-to-lead-odi-team-against-sri-lanka-bowes-and-lister-earn-maiden-odi-call-ups/ . dead .
13. Web site: Henry Shipley leads rout of Sri Lanka with maiden five-for . 2023-03-25 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
14. Web site: Latham to lead T20 Squad against Sri Lanka and Pakistan Bowes and Shipley set for potential debuts . 26 March 2023 . New Zealand Cricket . 26 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326161440/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/latham-to-lead-t20-squad-against-sri-lanka-and-pakistan-bowes-and-shipley-set-for-potential-debuts/ . dead .
15. Web site: 1st T20I, Auckland, April 2, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 April 2023.