Tyron Henderson
Encyclopedia
Tyron Henderson is a South Africa
n cricket
er.
Henderson has represented South Africa
in a Twenty20
International. An all-rounder
, Henderson played for Middlesex
. He was purchased by the Rajasthan Royals
for whopping $650,000 in the Indian Premier League
Season 2 Auction. The auction for him saw a fierce bidding war between the Royals and the Deccan Chargers
which resulted in him being sold for $550,000 more than his base price of $100,000. He has previously represented Highveld Lions
, Cape Cobras
and Warriors
franchises in South Africa as well as Kent
and Berkshire
and Border
with whom he made his first-class
and List A debuts in 1998-99.
In June 2007 Henderson was signed by Middlesex as a short-term replacement for Chaminda Vaas
, he made 6 Twenty20
appearances taking 6 wickets. For the 2008 season he was re-signed by the county under the Kolpak ruling. In the 2008 Twenty20 Cup
he scored 281 runs at 40.14 and took 21 wickets at 16.61.
At the 2008 T20 Finals day, Henderson became the sixth player to hit 50 sixes in Twenty20 cricket, in a Man of the Match performance against the Durham Dynamos. In the final against Kent, he bowled the final over of the match. With 4 needed from the final two balls, Henderson bowled a dot ball and then ran out Justin Kemp
to win the title for Middlesex.
Henderson holds the record for the most wickets taken in Twenty20 cricket.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er.
Henderson has represented South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
in a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
International. An all-rounder
All-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
, Henderson played for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
. He was purchased by the Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League...
for whopping $650,000 in the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
Season 2 Auction. The auction for him saw a fierce bidding war between the Royals and the Deccan Chargers
Deccan Chargers
Hyderabad Deccan Chargers known in short as DC or 'Chargers' is a cricket franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League...
which resulted in him being sold for $550,000 more than his base price of $100,000. He has previously represented Highveld Lions
Highveld Lions cricket team
The Highveld Lions is the name used by the combined Gauteng and North West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues are the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg and Senwes Park in Potchefstroom....
, Cape Cobras
Cape Cobras
The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for...
and Warriors
Warriors cricket team
The Chevrolet Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Warriors are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London....
franchises in South Africa as well as Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
and Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
and Border
Border cricket team
Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898....
with whom he made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and List A debuts in 1998-99.
In June 2007 Henderson was signed by Middlesex as a short-term replacement for Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'...
, he made 6 Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
appearances taking 6 wickets. For the 2008 season he was re-signed by the county under the Kolpak ruling. In the 2008 Twenty20 Cup
2008 Twenty20 Cup
Note: The teams are re-drawn for the semi-finals. This is reflected in these standings. The original quarter-final order was: Durham v Glamorgan, Essex v Northamptonshire, Middlesex v Lancashire and Warwickshire v Kent.- Durham Dynamos v Yorkshire Carnegie :...
he scored 281 runs at 40.14 and took 21 wickets at 16.61.
At the 2008 T20 Finals day, Henderson became the sixth player to hit 50 sixes in Twenty20 cricket, in a Man of the Match performance against the Durham Dynamos. In the final against Kent, he bowled the final over of the match. With 4 needed from the final two balls, Henderson bowled a dot ball and then ran out Justin Kemp
Justin Kemp
Justin Miles Kemp is a South African cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for South Africa since the 2000–01 season. Kemp is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler. His batting is noted for the high frequency of sixes, particularly those which are hit out of the stadium...
to win the title for Middlesex.
Henderson holds the record for the most wickets taken in Twenty20 cricket.