Trent Boult
Trent Alexander Boult (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays as a bowler and tail end batsman for theDelhi Daredevils in the IPL, Northern Districtsin New Zealand's domestic cricket , and New Zealand internationally.
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He is a left-arm fast-medium opening bowler and a right-handed batsman,[1] 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.[2] Trent Boult became the ICC's No.1 Ranked ODI Bowler in January 2016.[3]
Early life and family
Born in Rotorua in 1989,[4] Boult is of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Porou descent.[5] He grew up in Ohope and Tauranga,[6] and was educated at Otumoetai College.[7] He is the younger brother of cricketer Jono Boult.[6]
Trent announced his engagement to partner Gert Smith in June 2016, and the couple got married in August 2017, in a private ceremony at Kauri Bay Boomrock.
Cricket career
Boult accompanied the New Zealand A team on their winter training tour in 2007.[8] On 9 February 2007, he took two wickets for 28 runs and scored seven not out against India's Under-19 team.[9] He then travelled toMalaysia 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 withChris Martin in the second innings.
His brother Jono Boult has also played cricket for Northern Districts.
In 2012, Boult produced a string of strong performances with the ball against the West Indies, India and Sri Lanka to consolidate his position as Tim Southee's new ball partner. He carried this good form into 2013 when he took 19 wickets in 5 tests against England, including his best test match innings bowling figures of 6/68 at Eden Park in March.
After suffering a side strain during New Zealand's final test match against England at Leeds, Boult returned to the New Zealand test side for a two test tour of Bangladesh. Boult struggled in the hot and dry conditions, taking just 3 wickets and frequently straying with his accuracy. However, when back in home conditions against the touring West Indies, Boult swiftly returned to his best. In the second test at the Basin Reserve Boult won man of the match award, after taking career best figures of 10 for 80 and completing a brilliant one-handed diving catch to his left to dismiss Dinesh Ramdin. In the first innings of the second test on the same venue against India, Boult made another one-handed diving right-handed catch to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane. He also had bowling figures of 4 for 146.
In 2014 T20 series against West Indies, Boult's squad number switched from 8 to 18, a number previously worn by Mathew Sinclair.[10]
In Trans-Tasman trophy 2015–16 series, in Australia, in the third Test, the first ever day-night test in history, Boult became the first New Zealander and second overall after Josh Hazlewood, to take a five-wicket haul in a day-night test. However, Australia won the day-night match by 3 wickets.
In 2015, Boult received a Maiden call-up into the Indian Premier League by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and he was purchased for $600,000.
In February 2017, he was bought by theKolkata Knight Riders team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 5 crores.[11]
In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket.[12]
Bowling and fielding style
Boult is a left-arm fast medium swing bowler. He makes up for his relative lack of height with deceptive pace and the ability to swing the ball both ways. Boult's primary weapon is the inswinger to the right-hander. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his childhood cricketing hero was Wasim Akram. In 2013, in a radio interview, former New Zealand Captain Jeremy Coney rated Boult as New Zealand's best bowling discovery since Shane Bond. He is also known to haul in one-handed catches with either hand, both in Basin Reserve.[13][14]In 2014, he became the 4th test bowler sinceRichard Hadlee, Chris Martin and Ian O'Briento claim 30+ wickets in consecutive years. He has also developed a great opening bowling partnership with Tim Southee, having taken 46% of all wickets between them since 2013, especially since the retirement of Martin.[15] In Tests, they are also ably complimented byNeil Wagner's short left-arm seam deliveries. In 2015 at Basin Reserve, he finally removedKumar Sangakkara with his left hand after he scored a double century.[16]
Batting style
Boult is a useful right-handed tailender, having scored a half century against Bangladesh in a 2013 test. He tends to open his stance by stepping the left (front) foot off to the side for his back-foot cover drive, much akin toShivnarine Chanderpaul, or turns sideways and leans his whole body back over leg stump and play the bat across to play his cut shots. He is also known to have a Flamingo Back Defensive stroke (FBD) where he lifts his left (front) foot up before the ball reaches the bat.[17]
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