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Trent Boult

Trent Boult
Personal information
Full name Trent Alexander Boult
Born (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 27)
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Nickname TNT (along with Tim Southee), Thunderbolt, Lightning Bolt
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
Relations JJ Boult (brother) Matthew Boult (Cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 253) 9 December 2011 v Australia
Last Test 2 October 2016 v Pakistain
ODI debut (cap 174) 11 July 2012 v West Indies
Last ODI 20 October 2016 v India
ODI shirt no. 18 (was 8)
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008–present Northern Districts
2015–present Sunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 47 39 78 66
Runs scored 461 69 801 118
Batting average 14.40 11.50 13.35 8.42
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 52* 21* 52* 21*
Balls bowled 10,222 2,106 15,480 3,437
Wickets 173 71 275 110
Bowling average 29.15 24.40 27.41 26.03
5 wickets in innings 5 1 13 1
10 wickets in match 1 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 6/40 5/27 6/40 5/27
Catches/stumpings 21/– 7/– 35/– 17/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 10 December 2016

Trent Alexander Boult (born 22 July 1989) is a professional cricket player from New Zealand who plays as a bowler and tail end batsman for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, Northern Districts in the New Zealand domestic league, and New Zealand internationally. He is a left-arm fast-medium opening 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.Trent Boult became the ICC's No.1 Ranked ODI Bowler in January 2016.

Born in Rotorua in 1989, Boult is of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Porou descent. He grew up in Ohope and Tauranga, and was educated at Otumoetai College. He is the younger brother of cricketer Jono Boult.

Boult accompanied the New Zealand A team on their winter training tour in 2007. On 9 February 2007, he took two wickets for 28 runs and scored seven not out against India's Under-19 team. He then travelled to Malaysia in February 2008 for the Under-19 World Cup.

On 21 January 2009, Boult was selected for the New Zealand squad for the one-day series against Australia at just 19 years of age. Boult only managed to play in the warm up game against the Prime Minister's XI and went wicketless off seven overs. During the tour Boult was clocked as the fastest bowler touring with the New Zealand team with a highest speed of 143.3 km/h (89.0 mph).

Boult made his Test debut in the 2011–12 season, in the Second Test against Australia in Hobart, in a match won by New Zealand by 7 runs, New Zealand's first test win in Australia since 1985 and their first test win over Australia since 1993. He took four wickets in the match; additionally, he scored 21 runs in a tenth-wicket partnership with Chris Martin in the second innings.


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