Claude Henderson

Claude Henderson

Personal information
Full name	Claude William Henderson
Born	14 June 1972 (1972-06-14) Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Slow left arm spin
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	7 September 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	25 October 2002 v Bangladesh
ODI debut	23 September 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	7 October 2001 v Kenya
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008-	Cape Cobras
2006-07	Lions
2004–	Leicestershire (squad no. 15)
1998-2004	Western Province
1990-98	Boland
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	7	4	259	253
Runs scored	65	-	5,293	1,160
Batting average	9.28	-	18.90	15.06
100s/50s	-/-	-	-/18	-/-
Top score	30	-	81	45
Balls bowled	1962	217	62,412	11,228
Wickets	22	7	869	317
Bowling average	42.18	18.85	30.60	25.62
5 wickets in innings	0	0	33	2
10 wickets in match	0	0	2	0
Best bowling	4/116	4/17	7/57	6/29
Catches/stumpings	2/-	-/-	88/-	57/-
Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2011

Claude William Henderson (born 14 June 1972) is a South African cricketer who bowls left-arm spin and played in seven Tests and four ODIs from 2001 to 2002. He currently plays for Leicestershire in England and Twenty20 cricket for Cape Cobras in South Africa

Domestic cricket

Henderson played domestically for Boland and Western Province before joining Leicestershire in 2004, Henderson became the first Kolpak registered player in the County Championship, which allows certain players without a British passport, to play in England without counting as an overseas player under the restrictions on overseas players.

In June 2006, against Surrey, Henderson recorded an innings analysis of 54.2-2-235-3, the most expensive innings figures in the history of the County Championship.

Henderson was in fine form for the Lions cricket team in the 2006-07 SuperSport Series. He was the 5th leading wicket taker in the competition with 34 wickets at an average of 24 He has had a disappointing 2007 season with Leicestershire though.

In 2008 he joined Cape Cobras and after consistent performances gained a place in the Cobras squad for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 competition in India in 2009.

2011 marked Henderson's testimonial year at Leicestershire. Despite this, he was also Leicester's leading wicket taker in the County Championship and was a significant contributor in the Foxes 2011 Friends Life t20 cup win, where his 4 over spell in the final against Somerset conceded just 11 runs. He was rewards with a new contract at the end of the season.

International cricket

Henderson had to wait till 2001 to make his international debut after Nicky Boje needed surgery. He was selected to make his test debut against neighbours Zimbabwe in Harare. Following the retirement of Boje from the South African test side, Henderson was approached to replace him for the home series against India. Henderson rejected the approach because of his contract with Leicestershire, only willing to play for South Africa if he was given a contract with the South African cricket board.

Career Best Performances

as of 22 October 2011

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
Tests	30	South Africa v Australia	Adelaide	2001	4-116	South Africa v Australia	Adelaide	2001
ODI					4-17	South Africa v Zimbabwe	Harare	2001
FC	81	Leicestershire v Gloucestershire	Leicester	2007	7-57	Boland v Eastern Province	Paarl (PCCG)	1994
LA	45	Lions v Eagles	Johannesburg	2006	6-29	Boland v Easterns	Paarl	1997
T20	32	Leicestershire v Northamptonshire	Northampton	2010	3-23	Cape Cobras v Dolphins	Durban	2009