Henry Hunt (cricketer)

{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Henry Hunt | full_name = Henry James Hunt | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|01|07}} | birth_place = [[Cowra]], New South Wales, Australia | batting = Right-handed | role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batsmen or openers|Opening batter]] | family = [[Clare Hunt]] (sister)

| club1 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2019/20–present}} | clubnumber1 = 22 | club2 = [[Adelaide Strikers]] | year2 = {{nowrap|2021/22–2022/23}} | clubnumber2 = 22

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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/784615.html Cricinfo | date = 30 March 2026 }} '''Henry James Hunt''' (born 7 January 1997) is an Australian [[cricket]]er,<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/784615.html |title=Henry Hunt |accessdate=10 October 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> currently playing for [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] as an opening batter.<ref name=saca>{{cite web|url=https://www.saca.com.au/teams/redbacks/henry-hunt|title=Henry Hunt|access-date=23 February 2020|work=SACA|archive-date=23 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223001450/https://www.saca.com.au/teams/redbacks/henry-hunt|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life== Hunt grew up living on a farm near a small town between [[Grenfell, New South Wales|Grenfell]] and [[Cowra]] in [[New South Wales]].<ref name=cricketact>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketact.com.au/news/henry-hunt-debuts-for-sa/2019-10-10|title=Former ACT/NSW Country Comet Henry Hunt Debuts for South Australia Shield Today|date=10 October 2019|work=Cricket ACT|access-date=23 February 2020|archive-date=7 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907040621/https://www.cricketact.com.au/news/henry-hunt-debuts-for-sa/2019-10-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name=cricketact/> He has two younger sisters, Anna and [[Clare Hunt|Clare]], who is a member of the [[Australia women's national soccer team|national soccer team]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rugari |first1=Vince |title=How 12 metres of poly pipe laid the foundations for a Matildas World Cup bolter |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/how-12-metres-of-poly-pipe-laid-the-foundations-for-a-matildas-world-cup-bolter-20230619-p5dhq3.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=20 July 2024 |language=en |date=1 July 2023}}</ref>

==Cricket career== Hunt played grade cricket for [[Queanbeyan District Cricket Club|Queanbeyan District]] and was first selected to play for the [[Australian Capital Territory cricket team|ACT/NSW Country Comets]] in the 2014–15 season of the [[Futures League]].<ref name=cricketact/> Hunt played for [[Australia national under-19 cricket team|Australia under-19s]] in 2015–16,<ref name=saca/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/story/953415.html |title=Wes Agar, Clinton Hinchliffe in Australia U-19 World Cup squad |access-date=19 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In the 2018–19 season Hunt scored 208 in a Futures League match against Queensland Under-23s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8765/scorecard/1149974/australian-capital-territory-vs-western-australia-under-23s-4th-match-futures-league-2018-19|title=4th Match, Futures League at Canberra, Oct 22-25 2018|access-date=23 February 2020|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> followed by another four half-centuries during the season. He was the tournament's leading run-scorer with 737 runs at an [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 46.06.<ref name=saca/> During the 2018–19 season, Hunt also played for [[Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club|Eastern Suburbs]] in [[Sydney Grade Cricket]], and he equalled [[Johan Botha (cricketer)|Johan Botha]]'s record for the fastest Twenty20 [[Century (cricket)|century]] in the competition, scoring 104 runs off of 45 deliveries against [[University of NSW Cricket Club|UNSW]].<ref name=rookie>{{cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6123303/henry-on-the-hunt-with-sa-redbacks/|title=Former ACT Comets batsman Henry Hunt earns rookie deal with Redbacks|last=Bertoldo|first=Lucie|date=14 May 2019|access-date=23 February 2020|work=The Canberra Times}}</ref>

On the back of his performances in the 2018–19 season, Hunt earned a rookie contract with [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] for the 2019–20 season.<ref name=rookie/> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 10 October 2019, against [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] in the [[2019–20 Sheffield Shield season]].<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1196114.html |title=1st Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Oct 10-13 2019 |accessdate=10 October 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In his first innings he scored his maiden half-century,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8043/report/1196114/day/1/victoria-vs-south-australia-1st-match-marsh-sheffield-shield-2019-20|title=Nic Maddinson double-century, Will Pucovski hundred help Victoria pile up 616|last=Malcolm|first=Alex|date=11 October 2019|access-date=23 February 2020|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> finishing with a total of 75 runs.<ref name="FC"/>

On 11 November 2019, in a Sheffield Shield match against [[Tasmania cricket team|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 [[Boundary (cricket)#Scoring runs|boundaries]], including a six.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8043/report/1196124/day/1/south-australia-vs-tasmania-11th-match-marsh-sheffield-shield-2019-20|title=Weatherald, Hunt hit centuries in record opening stand for South Australia|last=Malcolm|first=Alex|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 November 2019|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket-sheffield-shield-jake-weatherald-south-australia-record-against-tasmania-082257653.html?|title=Records tumble in 'unbelievable' Sheffield Shield masterclass|work=Yahoo Sports|date=11 November 2019|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/jake-weatherald-and-henry-hunt-set-new-record-for-south-australia/fb60b24c-3011-46f0-b55d-dcf574363428|title=Jake Weatherald and Henry Hunt set new record for South Australia|last=Churches|first=Marc|date=11 November 2019|access-date=23 February 2020|work=Wide World of Sports}}</ref><ref name=hunting>{{cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6492383/canberra-export-hunting-hundreds/|title= Canberra export Henry Hunt stars for South Australia in Sheffield Shield|last=Helmers|first=Caden|date=14 November 2019|access-date=23 February 2020|work=The Canberra Times}}</ref> Hunt followed up his century with another half-century in the second innings.<ref name=hunting/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8043/report/1196124/day/3/south-australia-vs-tasmania-11th-match-marsh-sheffield-shield-2019-20|title=Doolan-Wade v Ferguson-Hunt sets up tantalising final day|date=13 November 2019|access-date=23 February 2020|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 28 November 2021, for South Australia in the [[2021–22 Marsh One-Day Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1270476.html |title=10th Match, Adelaide, Nov 28 2021, The Marsh Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> On 25 February 2022, Hunt was named as captain of South Australia for the remainder of the [[2021–22 Sheffield Shield season]] in the absence of [[Travis Head]] and [[Alex Carey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Hunt on what it means to captain South Australia |url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/henry-hunt-sa-skipper/2022-02-28 |website=SACA |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318152019/https://www.saca.com.au/news/henry-hunt-sa-skipper/2022-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut on 2 January 2022, for the [[Adelaide Strikers]] in the [[2021–22 Big Bash League season|2021-22 Big Bash]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1269669.html |title=32nd Match (N), Sydney, Jan 2 2022, Big Bash League |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> On 9 October 2022, Hunt secured a draw against Victoria by facing 326 balls for 97 runs and batting out the final day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Hunt denied chance of hundred after denying Victoria in marathon innings |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2022-23-1322367/south-australia-vs-victoria-3rd-match-1322398/match-report-4 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 October 2024 |language=en |date=9 October 2022}}</ref> Hunt stood down from the captaincy prior to the end of the [[2022–23 Sheffield Shield season]] to focus solely on batting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hunt stands down as South Australia captain {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3555804/hunt-stands-down-as-south-australia-captain |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=20 July 2024 |language=en |date=25 February 2023}}</ref>

In February 2024, Hunt was ruled out of the remainder of the 2023-24 summer following a fielding incident during a [[One-Day Cup (Australia)|Marsh One Day Cup]] match against Victoria.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Australian star left bloodied after copping slog to the face in one-day loss |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/henry-hunt-left-bloodied-while-fielding-south-australia-victoria/103444596 |website=ABC News |access-date=20 July 2024 |language=en-AU |date=8 February 2024}}</ref>

Hunt was part of the South Australian squad that won the [[2024-25 One-Day Cup (Australia)|2024-25 One-Day Cup]], however did not play in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=SA eye historic double after lifting Dean Jones Trophy|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4225965/south-australia-defeat-victoria-one-day-cup-final-adelaide-oval-report-scores-highlights-siddle-sutherland-scott-thornton-mcandrew-mcsweeneydean-jones-trophy|publisher=[[Cricket.com.au]]|date=1 March 2025}}</ref>

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