Henry Hunt

Henry Hunt is a prolific opening batter and current skipper of the South Australian West End Redbacks and also features for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League.

A former Australian Under-19 (Jan 2016) representative, Hunt has since become one of Australia’s leading openers, hitting 7 centuries amongst 2,380 runs at 34 in his 37 Sheffield Shield matches since his first-class debut in October 2019.

Such has been his dominance, with season tallies of 487 runs at 28.64 (2019/20), 628 runs at 44.85 (2020/21), 464 runs at 46.40 (2021/22), 456 runs at 24 (2022/23) he has been touted as a national prospect in recent times.

Hunt, who also made his Big Bash debut for the Adelaide Strikers in Jan 2022, has long been regarded as a player for the future. Originally from the country in New South Wales, Hunt initially shot to prominence courtesy of a chart-topping Futures League tournament for ACT/NSW Country (2018/19). He struck 737 runs at 46.06 including a highest score of 208, culminating with a West End Redbacks rookie contract in the following summer.

At Grade level, he starred for Eastern Suburbs in the Sydney Grade Competition. During his prolific 2018/19 summer, he also equaled Johan Botha’s record for the fastest T20 century, belting 104 from just 45 balls against UNSW. Since relocating to Adelaide, Hunt has been a key performer for Kensington with 2,000 plus runs averaging high 40s when available around his Redbacks commitments.

In Shield cricket, he has impressed with his 7 centuries and broke a 52-year-old record for the highest opening partnership for South Australia in first-class cricket when sharing a 293-run stand with Jake Weatherald.

In December 2021, Hunt was selected to play for Australia A against the touring England Lions, where he would go on to score 33, and 40 from the top of the order. He would then play against Sri Lanka A in June 2022 hitting scores of 28, and 107 in the second of two 4-day matches.

The Redbacks skipper really is quite the prospect who is now exploring opportunities for his winter. He has previously played in Darwin (Northern Territory), plus two stints in England, namely Brighton & Hove (2016), Rochdale (2023), in addition to a strong sub pro stint with Moddershall and Oulton (2023).

A high-quality performer, and cracking bloke to boot, who will be a sought-after commodity for the UK 2024 season.