West Indies · All-Rounder

Chinelle Henry Age, Stats, World Cup 51* and Vice-Captaincy

Chinelle Henry is a Jamaican all-rounder and West Indies vice-captain who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium-fast. Born on 17 August 1995, she was 31 on 20 August 2026. Henry recovered from a pre-tournament injury to play four matches at the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup, finishing the event with 92 runs—including 51 not out against England—and three wickets. Her wider career includes a 49-ball regional T20 century, decisive World Cup performances, franchise cricket in India and England, and selection by MI London for The Hundred in 2026.

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Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast bowlerBorn 17 August 1995

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Full nameChinelle Akhalia Henry

Age31As of 20 August 2026

Date of birth17 August 1995Jamaica

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm medium-fast

Career overview

Chinelle Henry cricket career

Born in Jamaica on 17 August 1995; age 31 on 20 August 2026.

Right-handed batter and right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Current international team: West Indies; appointed vice-captain in 2026.

2026 Women's T20 World Cup: 92 runs at 30.66 and three wickets in four bowling innings.

Scored 100 not out from 49 balls for Jamaica in the 2025 Women's T20 Blaze.

Selected by MI London at £70,000 for The Hundred in 2026.

Career story

Chinelle Henry career and playing journey

Who is Chinelle Henry?

Chinelle Akhalia Henry is a Jamaican cricketer who represents West Indies as a pace-bowling all-rounder. She was born in Jamaica on 17 August 1995, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium-fast. Her international role has developed from a bowling option who could add lower-order runs into a player trusted with pressure innings, new-ball spells and leadership responsibility.

Henry's all-rounder label is supported by substantive records in both disciplines. At the 19 October 2024 career cutoff she had 498 ODI runs and 32 wickets, plus 423 T20I runs and 19 wickets. Later official records add a regional T20 century, World Cup half-century and current franchise performances. West Indies is her international team; Jamaica, Mumbai Indians and MI London are separate domestic or franchise contexts.

Chinelle Henry's international beginnings

Henry made her West Indies debut as a teenager and has remained part of the senior programme across more than a decade. The dated career table begins her T20I record in 2013 and her ODI record in 2014. Early selections established her as a medium-fast bowler, but her later career has included increasingly important batting contributions from the middle and lower order.

Debut dates are fixed events; appearances and totals continue to change. The 2024 snapshot records 48 ODIs and 59 T20 internationals. Adding those figures produces a combined appearance count for general context, but it does not create an official all-format statistic because ODI and T20I records retain different rules, opponents and performance measures.

What type of all-rounder is Chinelle Henry?

Henry is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who can operate with the new ball and through middle overs. Her batting role is flexible: she has rebuilt innings after early wickets, accelerated at the end and completed chases. That combination is reflected in scorecards such as 1/10 followed by 18 not out against Scotland at the 2024 World Cup, and 51 not out in a difficult chase against England in 2026.

Role does not mean equal batting and bowling output in every match. Team balance, conditions and the match situation determine whether she bowls a full allocation or faces many deliveries. Career averages summarize outcomes, while individual reports explain why a shorter innings, quiet spell or fielding contribution mattered in a particular result.

West Indies vice-captaincy in 2026

Cricket West Indies announced Henry as the newly appointed vice-captain for the February 2026 ODI series against Sri Lanka, with Hayley Matthews returning as captain. ICC tournament reporting later identified Henry as vice-captain during the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup. The role placed her within the leadership group for both the bilateral series and global event.

Vice-captaincy is a team appointment, not a statistical award. It does not prove that Henry played every match, captained whenever Matthews was absent or held the role in every later squad. The page uses the title only for the 2026 period supported by CWI and ICC reporting and keeps individual appearances tied to scorecards.

The injury before the 2026 World Cup

Henry was stretchered from the field after losing her footing while attempting a catch in West Indies' final warm-up against Australia on 9 June 2026. CWI said she had experienced an exacerbation of a previous injury and was being managed by the medical staff. The update described an active assessment; it did not provide a speculative diagnosis or recovery timetable.

She missed West Indies' opening tournament win over New Zealand but recovered to feature against Scotland. That later appearance is the reliable evidence of her return to play. The sequence avoids two errors: treating the warm-up incident as a permanent withdrawal and claiming immediate fitness before an official team sheet confirmed her availability.

Chinelle Henry's 2026 World Cup record

Cricket West Indies' current event table records five West Indies matches at the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup, with Henry batting in five innings and bowling in four. She scored 92 runs with two not outs, a high score of 51 not out and an average of 30.66. With the ball she delivered 48 balls, took three wickets at 23.66 and recorded best figures of 1/12.

The five matches are the team's event row, while her four bowling innings show that she did not bowl in every appearance. These figures form part of her wider T20I career and should not be added again to a future updated international total. They are stored separately here because the main aggregate table is limited to October 2024.

Unbeaten 51 against England

Henry made 51 not out against England at Lord's on 24 June 2026. West Indies were chasing 187 and finished on 148/5, losing by 38 runs. Her innings was the team's highest score and supplied resistance after England had posted the highest women's T20 international total at Lord's at that time.

The half-century did not produce a win, so it should be described as a strong individual innings in defeat rather than a match-winning knock. Its unbeaten status affects both average and dismissal count. It also raised her World Cup high score to 51 not out in CWI's current tournament record.

Player of the Match against Scotland in 2024

At the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, Henry took 1/10 from four overs, including two maidens, as West Indies restricted Scotland. She then made 18 not out in a rapid unbroken 42-run partnership with Deandra Dottin to complete the chase. ICC named Henry Player of the Match for the combined contribution.

The figures explain the award more accurately than a generic all-round performance label. One wicket, ten runs conceded, two maidens and an unbeaten 18 measure different parts of the match. The award belongs to that Scotland fixture and is not a claim that she was the tournament's overall best player.

The 2024 semi-final against New Zealand

West Indies reached the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. Henry bowled her four overs consecutively with the new ball and conceded 24 runs without taking a wicket, helping control the start of New Zealand's 128/9. She was later struck in the forehead by the ball while attempting a boundary catch and was replaced under the concussion rule.

The medical incident happened after she had completed her bowling allocation. ICC reported that she continued to be assessed; it did not justify speculation about long-term effects. New Zealand won by eight runs, so Henry's economical spell belongs within a narrow defeat rather than a West Indies victory.

First century in Women's T20 Blaze history

Playing for Jamaica against Barbados in the 2025 Women's T20 Blaze, Henry scored 100 not out from 49 balls with six fours and eight sixes. Jamaica reached 149/5 and won by 62 runs. CWI described it as the first century in the history of the competition, giving the innings a clearly defined regional record.

The scorecard shows that Henry arrived with Jamaica 11/3 and was still unbeaten at the end. Her strike rate exceeded 200, but the exact 100 from 49 balls is more transparent than an inflated adjective. The century is part of her wider domestic T20 aggregate and is not added separately to career runs.

2025 World Cup Qualifier contribution

In the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier against Ireland, Henry made 46 not out as West Indies reached 181/6 in a rain-shortened 33-over innings. Ireland replied with 175, giving West Indies a six-run victory. The innings was joint-highest for West Indies alongside Stafanie Taylor's 46 and supplied the late runs that separated the teams.

A qualifier performance belongs to ODI cricket when the match has that status, so its runs sit inside the eventual ODI aggregate. The 46 not out is useful match context but not a separate career total. It also should not be confused with Henry's 46 not out in other domestic or franchise competitions.

Dated ODI and T20I career snapshot

The 19 October 2024 snapshot records 48 Women's ODIs, 498 runs, a high score of 53 not out and 32 wickets with best figures of 3/19. Its T20I row records 59 matches, 423 runs, a high score of 34 and 19 wickets with best figures of 3/26. Both rows show a genuine record in two disciplines.

Those aggregates predate the 2025 qualifier, 2026 bilateral series and 2026 World Cup. They are retained as a labelled historical baseline rather than presented as current totals. Newer tournament rows and match reports supply fresh context without manually adding selected performances to an incomplete aggregate and creating a false total.

How to read Henry's all-round statistics

Batting average depends on dismissals, while bowling average divides runs conceded by wickets. A not-out innings such as 51 not out changes the batting calculation differently from a dismissal. Economy rate measures runs per over, and strike rate can describe either batting pace or balls per wicket depending on the column. Those measures should never be substituted for one another.

ODIs sit inside the broader List A classification, and T20 internationals sit inside overall T20 cricket. Adding the international and domestic rows double-counts the international matches. Event records—such as 92 World Cup runs or a 100 not out in the T20 Blaze—also already belong inside their wider format totals.

Franchise cricket and Mumbai Indians

Henry has played in the Women's Premier League for Mumbai Indians, adding a major franchise context to her West Indies career. CWI's current event table records 15 WPL matches across the displayed recurring competition record, with 271 runs at 27.10 and 21 wickets at 28.28. Those figures include multiple seasons and should not be relabelled as one campaign.

A franchise aggregate is separate from her West Indies record even when the matches share the T20 format. Team selection, availability and performance can differ each season. The same identity may therefore appear for West Indies, Jamaica, Mumbai Indians and MI London without duplicating runs or creating separate biographies.

MI London and The Hundred 2026

The Hundred's official roster lists Henry as an overseas MI London player at £70,000 in 2026. CWI's current event table records eight Hundred appearances, 178 runs with a high score of 42 and one wicket with best figures of 1/14. These numbers replace the unsupported 136-run claim that appeared in the generated draft.

The £70,000 figure is a published competition price, not an audited annual salary, take-home payment, endorsement total or net-worth estimate. Eight team appearances do not imply that Henry batted or bowled in every possible innings; the official table separately records eight batting innings and five bowling innings.

Chinelle Henry records

Chinelle Henry career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

WODI (Wikipedia, 19 October 2024)48matches

Batting

Runs: 498
High score: 53*
Average: 13.10
100s / 50s: 0/2

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 32
Best bowling: 3/19
Average: 36.78
Balls: 1,382
Catches / stumpings: 20 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0 five-wicket hauls; ten-wicket hauls not listed

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

WT20I (Wikipedia, 19 October 2024)59matches

Batting

Runs: 423
High score: 34
Average: 14.10
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 19
Best bowling: 3/26
Average: 35.21
Balls: 595
Catches / stumpings: 32 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0 five-wicket hauls; ten-wicket hauls not listed

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

2026 Women's T20 World Cup (CWI official)5matches

Batting

Innings: 5
Runs: 92
High score: 51*
Average: 30.66
Not outs: 2
100s / 50s: 0/1

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 4
Wickets: 3
Best bowling: 1/12
Average: 23.66
Economy: 8.87
Strike rate: 16.0
Balls: 48
Catches / stumpings: 1
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

The Hundred 2026 (CWI official)8matches

Batting

Innings: 8
Runs: 178
High score: 42
Average: 29.66
Not outs: 2
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 5
Wickets: 1
Best bowling: 1/14
Average: 100.00
Economy: 9.23
Strike rate: 65.0
Balls: 65
Catches / stumpings: 2
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

West Indies international career

Debut

T20I debut in 2013; ODI debut in 2014

Last listed match

Current through the 2026 official event records used here

Women's T20 World Cup 2026

Debut

Returned after the Australia warm-up injury

Last listed match

Five-match tournament record; four bowling innings

The Hundred 2026

Debut

Selected by MI London at £70,000

Last listed match

Eight-match event record on the current CWI profile

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Named West Indies vice-captain in February 2026.
Recovered from a warm-up injury to play at the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup.
Made 51 not out against England and finished the 2026 World Cup with 92 runs.
Scored the first century in Women's T20 Blaze history: 100 not out from 49 balls.
Won Player of the Match against Scotland at the 2024 World Cup after 1/10 and 18 not out.
Selected by MI London as a £70,000 overseas player for The Hundred in 2026.

Reader questions

Chinelle Henry FAQ

How old is Chinelle Henry?

Chinelle Henry was born on 17 August 1995 and was 31 years old on 20 August 2026.

What is Chinelle Henry's role?

Henry is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium-fast bowler. Her substantial international batting and bowling records support the all-rounder role.

Is Chinelle Henry the West Indies vice-captain?

Cricket West Indies appointed Henry vice-captain for the February 2026 ODI series against Sri Lanka, and ICC reporting identified her as vice-captain at the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup.

What did Chinelle Henry score at the 2026 World Cup?

CWI's event table records 92 runs at 30.66 with a high score of 51 not out, plus three wickets from four bowling innings.

Did Chinelle Henry score a T20 century?

Yes. Henry made 100 not out from 49 balls for Jamaica against Barbados in the 2025 Women's T20 Blaze, the first century in the competition's history.

Which team did Chinelle Henry join for The Hundred 2026?

MI London selected Henry as a £70,000 overseas player. CWI's current event table records eight appearances, 178 runs and one wicket in the competition.

Conclusion

Chinelle Henry's value comes from genuine two-discipline contributions: a regional 100 not out, economical new-ball spells, pressure finishes and leadership for West Indies. Her 2026 World Cup return after injury produced 92 runs, including 51 not out against England, and three wickets across four bowling innings.

As of 20 August 2026, Henry remains a West Indies international with documented vice-captaincy and MI London franchise context. The older career rows stay dated to October 2024, while the separate official 2026 event records keep the newer achievements accurate and bounded.