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| Full name | Henry Thomas Raphael James York Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1996 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Sydney Sixers (squad no. 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Cricket Australia XI (squad no. 9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23–present | South Australia (squad no. 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,1 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry Thornton (born 16 December 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the South Australian cricket team and the Adelaide Strikers. [1] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistanis during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017. [2]
Thornton made his Twenty20 debut playing for the Sydney Sixers in the 2016–17 Big Bash League against the Brisbane Heat on 3 January 2017. He opened the bowling and bowled his full four overs with figures of 1/40. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5]
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. [6]
Four years after his Big Bash debut,Thornton played his second match in the competition,appearing for Adelaide Strikers in a 2021–22 match against Brisbane Heat. He took one wicket for the cost of 12 runs in three overs,generating some "eye-catching late movement" during the match. [7]
In December 2022,Thornton took 5/3 to help bowl the Sydney Thunder out for 15,the lowest score in a professional T20 match. [8]
On 1 November 2024,Thornton made his first-class debut for South Australia during the 2024–25 Sheffield Shield season. [9]
Thornton won the inaugural Michael Bevan Medal as player of the match in the 2024–25 One-Day Cup final,having taken figures of 4–27 from 9.3 overs,as South Australia won their first One-Day Cup in 13 years. [10] [11]