Moises Henriques

Moises Henriques

Moises Constantino Henriques (born 1 February 1987) is an Australian professional cricketer who currently plays for New South Wales. He was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for USD 300,000 to play in the Indian Premier League during the 2009 season. He is the joint leading wicket taker along with Greg Thompson in the history of Under-19 Cricket World Cup with 27 scalps. In 2014, he made his international debut for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro20 T20 Slam cricket tournament.

About Moises Henriques in brief

Summary Moises HenriquesMoises Constantino Henriques (born 1 February 1987) is an Australian professional cricketer who currently plays for New South Wales. He is the joint leading wicket taker along with Greg Thompson in the history of Under-19 Cricket World Cup with 27 scalps. He made his first-class debut against South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 17 October 2006. He was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for USD 300,000 to play in the Indian Premier League during the 2009 season. In 2010, he was traded to the Delhi Daredevils in exchange for Manoj Tiwary. In 2012 he played part of the English season for Glamorgan. In 2014, he made his international debut for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro20 T20 Slam cricket tournament.

In June 2015, while playing for Surrey in a NatWest t20 Blast game against Sussex Sharks at Arundel Castle, Henriques collided with teammate Rory Burns while attempting to take a catch. Both players were knocked unconscious from the collision and Henriques suffered a broken jaw. The game was abandoned due to the injuries. In July 2019, he has been selected to play for the Kings XI Punjab in the 2019 IPL. He will also play for Scotland in the 2014 World Cup in England. He has been named in the Australian ODI squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where he is set to represent his country for the first time.