Josh Hazlewood

Australian cricketer

Josh Reginald Hazlewood (born 8 January 1991) is an Australian international cricketer. He is known as a pace bowler. He is recognized for his precision and has drawn comparisons to the former Australian paceman Glenn McGrath. At the age of 17, he became the youngest fast bowler to be selected for New South Wales.[4] Hazlewood currently ranks no. 2 in ODI, no. 12 in T20I and no. 11 in Test in the ICC Men's Player Rankings.[5][6][7] He was a vital part of the Australian cricket team that won both the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[8][9]

Josh Hazlewood
Hazlewood in 2018
Personal information
Full nameJosh Reginald Hazlewood
Born (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
NicknameHoff,[1] Bendemeer Bullet[2]
Height1.96[3] m (6 ft 5 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 440)17 December 2014 v India
Last Test8 March 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 183)22 June 2010 v England
Last ODI19 November 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.38
T20I debut (cap 62)13 February 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I4 November 2022 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.38
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–presentNew South Wales
2011/12–2013/14, 2019/20Sydney Sixers
2020–2021Chennai Super Kings
2022–2023Royal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 70 86 45 111
Runs scored 499 125 22 847
Batting average 11.60 17.85 7.33 11.13
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 39 23* 13* 43*
Balls bowled 14,577 4,515 1,018 21,801
Wickets 273 135 61 418
Bowling average 24.82 26.34 21.37 24.15
5 wickets in innings 12 3 0 14
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/67 6/52 4/12 6/35
Catches/stumpings 28/– 27/– 8/– 44/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2015 Australia and New Zealand
Winner 2023 India
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2021 UAE and Oman
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 March 2024

References change

  1. "Sydney Sixers Player Profiles – Josh Hazlewood". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. "Hazlewood soars, Smith back to No.1". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. "Josh Hazlewood". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. "Josh Hazlewood | Cricket NSW". www.cricketnsw.com.au. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. "ICC Men's ODI Bowling. Player Rankings. ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. "ICC Men's T20I Bowling. Player Rankings. ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. "ICC Men's Test Bowling. Player Rankings. ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. Viransh Shah (29 March 2023). "I look back and probably should have enjoyed that a bit more - Josh Hazlewood on 2015 World Cup triumph". sportskeeda.
  9. "Hazlewood proves tried and tested methods sometimes work best". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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