London, Aug 8
New Zealand’s right-arm fast bowler Matt Henry has been signed up by Welsh Fire as a replacement for the injured England seam-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes in the ongoing edition of The Hundred men’s competition.
Henry, 33, will link up with the Fire squad following the conclusion of New Zealand’s ongoing second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo and is expected to be available for selection from their match against Manchester Originals on August 13
Woakes looked in pain while running between the wickets and didn’t face a ball during the last-wicket stand as Gus Atkinson farmed the strike. It didn’t help though as England eventually fell short by six runs in a chase of 374, with India levelling the five-match Test series at 2-2.
Welsh Fire began their campaign in The Hundred with a loss to Northern Superchargers on Thursday. Henry will now be the fourth men's overseas player in the Fire squad alongside Australia trio of Steve Smith, Chris Green and Riley Meredith. As per The Hundred’s rules, only three overseas players are permitted to play in the starting eleven.