Martin Guptill

Personal information

Full name

Martin James Guptill

Born

30 September 1986 (age 30)
Auckland, New Zealand

Nickname

Guppy, Marty Two-Toes, The Fish, Ginger Ninja

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm off break

Role

Opening Batsman

Relations

Michael Guptill-Bunce (cousin)

International information

National side

New Zealand (2009–present)

Test debut (cap 243)

18 March 2009 v India

Last Test

6 August 2016 v Zimbabwe

ODI debut (cap 153)

10 January 2009 v West Indies

Last ODI

31 December 2016 v Bangladesh

ODI shirt no.

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2006–present

Auckland (squad no. 31)

2011–2012

Derbyshire

2012

Sydney Thunder

2013–present

Guyana Amazon Warriors

2015

Derbyshire

2016–present

Mumbai Indians

2016

Lancashire

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	42	129	96	183
Runs scored	2,412	5,000	6,072	7,025
Batting average	30.53	43.25	37.25	43.63
100s/50s	3/16	11/30	11/33	19/39
Top score	189	237*	227	237*
Balls bowled	398	103	782	109
Wickets	8	2	10	3
Bowling average	34.50	46.00	62.20	33.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/11	2/7	3/11	2/7
Catches/stumpings	45/–	66/–	98/–	92/–

Source: CricketArchive, 10 August 2016

Martin James Guptill (born 30 September 1986) is a New Zealand cricketer and plays for the New Zealand national cricket team as an opening batsman. He is the first cricketer from New Zealand and the fifth in the world to score a double century in a One Day International match. He currently holds the record of highest individual score in World Cup and the second highest score in One Day Internationals of 237* runs. His wife is radio host, New Zealand Herald Focus co-host and Sky Sport sidelines reporter Laura McGoldrick, while his sister-in-law, Leanne McGoldrick is Martin's agent, and a family friend of Martin Crowe, as Crowe became a mentor to Guptill and Ross Taylor. He attended Kelston Primary and Kelston Boys before transferring to Avondale College. His cousin is his Auckland Aces teammate, Michael Guptill-Bunce.

Guptill attended Avondale College and played in the school's 1st XI cricket team. He was also a prefect in his final year.

Martin Guptill has only two toes in his left foot. At the age of 13, Guptill was involved in a lawnmower accident and unfortunately lost three toes. (This fact was revealed to the world by provincial teammate Scott Styris whilst Styris was commentating on Guptill's ODI debut. This has since earned Guptill the nickname "Two Toes" within the Black Caps team).

Guptill first represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in 2006.

In domestic cricket, he plays for Auckland Aces (he plays in Auckland's club cricket competition for Suburbs New Lynn). He made his first-class debut in March 2006, scoring a 4-ball duck in the first innings, and 99 in the second. In January 2011 it was announced that Guptill had signed for Derbyshire in England. He was to take over from Australian player Usman Khawaja for the second half of the County Championship & CB40 season. In 2016, he was selected to represent Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League following the early departure of Lendl Simmons due to an injury. [1] Currently part of Mumbai Indians.

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