Henry takes 7-23 as NZ bowls out Proteas for 95 in first Test
The HinduWhen Matt Henry woke up in his Christchurch hotel room on Thursday it was to a day of warm promise. A little more than four hours later Henry had taken career-best figures of 7-23 and South Africa had been bowled out for 95, its lowest score against New Zealand. Henry Nicholls was 37 not out, the highest score of a first day on which 13 wickets fell, and South Africa-born Neil Wagner, the night watchman, was 2. New Zealand went into the match with a patchwork batting lineup in the absence of captain Kane Williamson who is still laid low by an elbow injury and Ross Taylor, who retired last month from test matches. It was great to get the nod and obviously playing here at the home ground, Hagley, and to have friends and family was nice too.” Henry began with the wicket of South Africa captain Dean Elgar in the second over of the day which foreshadowed things to come.