Josh Hazlewood

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Josh Hazlewood
Bowler
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

Josh Reginald Hazlewood (born 8 January 1991) is an Australian international

2021 T20 World Cup and the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship
.

Early career

Hazlewood playing for New South Wales in 2011

Hazlewood was raised in the small country town of

Australia on 22 June 2010.[10]

A right arm fast bowler, he has also played for Australia Under-19s and was the youngest member of Australia's squad for the 2008 Under-19 World Cup.[11]

T20 franchise career

In February 2020, in the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[12]

In the 2022 Indian Premier League Mega auction, Josh Hazlewood was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹7.75 crores.[13]

International career

Hazlewood in 2018

He bowled 7 overs on his One Day International debut and picked up one wicket for 41 runs. He made his T20I debut vs West Indies on 13 February 2013 and picked up 1–36 in 4 overs. He picked career best figures of 4–30 in a T20 vs England.

He made his Test match debut against India at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on 17 December 2014. He took 5 wickets in the first innings, conceding 68 runs.[14] He was a part of the Australian squad for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and played a part in their triumph, picking up 4 wickets against Pakistan in the quarter-finals.

In November 2015, Hazlewood became the first player to achieve the player of the match award in a day-night Test match ever. In this match against New Zealand, he took the first ever wicket in day-night Test by catching Martin Guptill leg before wicket.[15] He also took the first five-wicket haul in day-night Test cricket history with the figures of 6 for 70,[16] en route to reaching 50 career wickets in just his 12th Test, faster than Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Johnson.

In January 2017, Hazlewood recorded an unusual innings in

ICC ODI bowlers' rankings.[20]

In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018–19 season.[21][22]

In July 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Ashes series in England.[23][24] Hazlewood played in 4 of the 5 matches of the series, taking 20 wickets at an average of 21.85.[25]

On 16 July 2020, Hazlewood was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic. [26][27] On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Hazelwood included in the touring party.[28][29]

Hazlewood took his 200th Test wicket against India in the first Test of Border–Gavaskar Trophy series 2020–21. He is Australia's 8th highest Test wicket taker as of 25 April 2024.[30] In August 2021, Hazlewood was named in Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In 2021 after the T20 World Cup, he became the first bowler to be ranked among the top 10 in all three formats (Test,ODI,T20) in ICC rankings.[31]

Hazlewood was selected in

2021-22 Ashes series, where he only played the first test match in Brisbane, taking three wickets and two catches.[32] He was named as stand-in captain for a rested Pat Cummins during the second ODI against England in November 2022.[33]

Achievements

References

  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. ^ "Hazlewood will be the next McGrath: Younis". ABC News. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ^ "ICC Men's ODI Bowling. Player Rankings. ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ "ICC Men's T20I Bowling. Player Rankings. ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. ^ "ICC Men's Test Bowling. Player Rankings. ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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  9. ^ Sygall, David (4 December 2015). "Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon credit country upbringing for success". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ^ Coverdale, Brydon (22 June 2010). "Teenager Hazlewood debuts, Australia bat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Australia Squad - ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2008 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  12. ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  13. ^ Sportstar, Team. "IPL Auction: Josh Hazlewood goes to RCB for Rs 7.75 crore". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  14. ^ "India tour of Australia and New Zealand, 2nd Test: Australia v India at Brisbane, Dec 17–21, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Bowlers dominate early in day-night Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Australia sneak home in tense finish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Australia tour of New Zealand, 1st ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Jan 30, 2017 Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Talking points from the first ODI between Australia and New Zealand". Herald Sun. 30 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Australia v West Indies: Josh Hazlewood's remarkable batting stat". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Kohli reclaims top spot; Hazlewood tops ODI bowling rankings". ESPNcricinfo. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Carey, Richardson gain contracts as Australia look towards World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  22. ^ "Five new faces on CA contract list". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Australia name 17-man Ashes squad". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Bancroft, Wade and Mitchell Marsh earn Ashes call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  25. ^ "The Ashes, 2019 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  26. ^ "Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis in expanded Australia training squad for possible England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Aussies name huge 26-player group with eye on UK tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams included as Australia tour to England confirmed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  29. ^ "Uncapped trio make Australia's UK touring party". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  30. ^ "Ind vs Aus, 1st Test: Josh Hazlewood completes 200 wickets". cricket.yahoo.net. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  31. ^ "Josh Inglis earns call-up and key names return in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Full Scorecard of England vs Australia 1st Test 2021/22 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  33. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (19 November 2022). "Hazlewood and Moeen come in as captains, Cummins and Buttler rested". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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