Trent Boult

Trent Alexander Boult (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand international cricketer who represents the New Zealand cricket team in all formats. He also plays in various T20 leagues around the globe as a fast bowler. He is regarded to be one of the best bowlers of all time and is known for his exploits with the new ball in limited overs cricket. Boult was a key member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.

Trent Boult
Boult in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Trent Alexander Boult
Born (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
RelationsJono Boult (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 253)9 December 2011 v Australia
Last Test23 June 2022 v England
ODI debut (cap 174)11 July 2012 v West Indies
Last ODI15 November 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut (cap 60)9 February 2013 v England
Last T20I9 November 2022 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.18
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–presentNorthern Districts
2015–2016Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017Kolkata Knight Riders
2018–2019Delhi Capitals
2020–2021Mumbai Indians
2022-presentRajasthan Royals
2022Melbourne Stars
2023-presentMI Emirates
2023-presentMI New York
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 78 113 55 113
Runs scored 759 214 32 1,212
Batting average 15.81 8.91 6.40 15.15
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/2
Top score 52* 21* 8 61
Balls bowled 17,417 6,120 1,257 23,453
Wickets 317 210 74 433
Bowling average 27.49 24.09 22.25 26.86
5 wickets in innings 10 6 0 18
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 1
Best bowling 6/30 7/34 4/13 6/30
Catches/stumpings 43/– 43/– 20/– 59/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  New Zealand
World Cup
Runner-up2015 Australia & New Zealand
Runner-up2019 England & Wales
T20 World Cup
Runner-up2021 UAE & Oman
ICC World Test Championship
Winner2021 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 09 November 2023

He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman, Boult made his Test debut for New Zealand in December 2011 and his One Day International debut the following July. He was the joint leading wicket taker at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. In November 2018, he became the third bowler for New Zealand to take a hat-trick in ODIs, while in June 2019, Boult became the first bowler for New Zealand to take a hat-trick in the Cricket World Cup.

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