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Full name | Trent Alexander Boult | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
22 July 1989 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–present | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.