Henry Hunt

Henry James Hunt (born 7 January 1997) is an Australian cricketer, currently playing for South Australia as an opening batter.

Early life Hunt grew up living on a farm near a small town between Grenfell and Cowra in New South Wales. His father, James Hunt, had played for the Canberra Raiders, a rugby league team, and built a cricket net in the backyard of their family home.

Cricket career Hunt played grade cricket for Queanbeyan District and was first selected to play for the ACT/NSW Country Comets in the 2014–15 season of the Futures League.

In the 2018–19 season Hunt scored 208 in a Futures League match against Queensland Under-23s, followed by another four half-centuries during the season. He was the tournament's leading run-scorer with 737 runs at an average of 46.06.

On the back of his performances in the 2018–19 season, Hunt earned a rookie contract with South Australia for the 2019–20 season. In his first innings, he scored his maiden half-century, finishing with a total of 75 runs. Hunt followed up his century with another half-century in the second innings.

He made his List A debut on 28 November 2021, for South Australia in the 2021–22 Marsh One-Day Cup. On 25 February 2022, Hunt was named as captain of South Australia for the remainder of the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season in the absence of Travis Head and Alex Carey. He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2022, for the Adelaide Strikers in the 2021-22 Big Bash. On 9 October 2022, Hunt secured a draw against Victoria by facing 326 balls for 97 runs and batting out the final day. Hunt stood down from the captaincy before the end of the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season to focus solely on batting.

In February 2024, Hunt was ruled out of the remainder of the 2023-24 summer following a fielding incident during a Marsh One Day Cup match against Victoria.

Hunt was part of the South Australian squad that won the 2024-25 One-Day Cup, however did not play in the final.