Henry Thornton (cricketer)


Henry Thornton is an Australian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistanis during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017.

Domestic career

2016–17 season

Thornton made his Twenty20 debut playing for the Sydney Sixers in BBL06 against the Brisbane Heat on 3 January. He opened the bowling and bowled his full four overs with figures of 1/40. His first Twenty20 wicket came when he caught Heat wicket keeper Jimmy Peirson out leg before wicket. Though it was the only BBL match he played for the season, he made his List A debut a week later playing for Cricket Australia XI in a tour match against Pakistan. He bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, and had figures of 3/69. Later in the season Thornton played a Twenty20 tour match against Sri Lanka, this time playing for the invitational team Prime Minister's XI. He bowled 2.1 overs with figures of 0/24.

2017–18 season

Thornton was included in the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He played three matches during the tournament, bowling at an economy rate of 5.64, but he was only able to take two wickets.