Josh Hazlewood

Josh Hazlewood

Personal information
Full name	Josh Reginald Hazlewood
Born	8 January 1991 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Hoff,[1] Bendeemer Bullet [2]
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 440)	17 December 2014 v India
Last Test	27 November 2015 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 183)	22 June 2010 v England
Last ODI	12 January 2016 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	38
T20I debut (cap 62)	13 February 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I	31 January 2014 v England
T20I shirt no.	38
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–present	New South Wales (squad no. 8)
2011–present	Sydney Sixers
2014–present	Mumbai Indians
2014–present	Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 17 17 4 47 Runs scored 175 5 – 482 Batting average 21.88 – – 14.61 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 –/– 0/0 Top score 39 5* – 43* Balls bowled 3,575 847 96 8,878 Wickets 70 27 7 174 Bowling average 25.77 24.44 22.14 25.05 5 wickets in innings 3 1 0 4 10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a 0 Best bowling 6/70 5/31 4/30 6/50 Catches/stumpings 8/– 0/– 0/– 18/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 23 February 2016

Josh Reginald Hazlewood (born Tamworth, New South Wales, 8 January 1991) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and Australia.

He began his career young, making his state debut at the age of 17 at the Sydney Cricket Ground against the touring New Zealand side in November 2008. He is the youngest fast bowler to represent New South Wales, and when he made his One Day International debut on 22 June 2010 he was the youngest player to debut for Australia.^[3]

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.

International career

Hazlewood playing for New South Wales in 2011

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 4-30 in a T20 vs England.

He made his Test match debut for Australia against India at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on 17 December 2014. He took 5 wickets in the first innings, conceding 68 runs.^[4] 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 lbw Martin Guptill.^[5] He also took the first five-wicket haul in a day-night test cricket history with the figures of 6 for 70,^[6] en route to reaching 50 career wickets in just his 12th test, faster than Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Johnson.

International performance

Test 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year	Result
1	5/68	1	India	The Gabba	Brisbane	Australia	2014	Won
2	5/38	5	West Indies	Sabina Park	Kingston	Jamaica	2015	Won
3	6/70	12	New Zealand	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	Australia	2015	Won

ODI 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year	Result
1	5/31	4	South Africa	WACA Ground	Perth	Australia	2014	Lost

Career best performances

	Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
Test	6/70	Australia v New Zealand	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2015 [7]
ODI	5/31	Australia v South Africa	WACA, Perth	2014 [8]
T20I	4/30	Australia v England	MCG, Melbourne	2014 [9]
FC	6/50	New South Wales v Western Australia	Manuka Oval, Canberra	2014 [10]
LA	7/36	New South Wales v South Australia	Allan Border Field, Brisbane	2014 [11]
T20	4/30	Australia v England	MCG, Melbourne	2014 [9]

International Awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Trans-Tasman Trophy	2015/16	1st Innings: 17.2-2-66-3 ; 4 (10 balls, 1x4) 2nd Innings: 24.5-5-70-6 ; DNB	Australia won by 3 wickets.[12]

Player of the Series Awards

S No	Series	Season	Series Performance	Result
1	2015 Frank Worrell Trophy	2015	Runs: 63 (145 balls: 7×4, 1x6), Ave – 31.50, SR – 43.45 Field: 56.5–27–106–12, Ave – 8.83, SR – 28.41, 1 catch	Australia won the series 2-0.[13]

One Day International Cricket

ODI Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Pakistan	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	20 March 2015	10–1–35–4; DNB	Australia won by 6 wickets.[14]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Australia vs England in Australia	2013/14	4–0–30–4; DNB	Australia won by 8 wickets.[15]

References

1. Sydney Sixers Player Profiles - Josh Hazlewood
2. "Hazlewood soars, Smith back to No.1". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
3. Coverdale, Brydon (22 June 2010). "Teenager Hazlewood debuts, Australia bat". CricInfo. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
4. "India tour of Australia and New Zealand, 2nd Test: Australia v India at Brisbane, Dec 17-21, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
5. "Bowlers dominate early in day-night Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
6. "Australia sneak home in tense finish". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
7. "New Zealand tour of Australia, 2015/16 - Australia v New Zealand Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
8. "South Africa tour of Australia [November 2014], 2014/15 - Australia v South Africa Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
9. "England tour of Australia, 2013/14 - Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
10. "Sheffield Shield Final, 2013/14 - NSW v WA Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
11. "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 2014/15 - NSW v SA Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
12. "Trans-Tasman Trophy, 2015/16 – Australia v New Zealand Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
13. "The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
14. "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 – Australia v Pakistan Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
15. "England in Australia T20I Series, 2013/14 – Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

External links

• Player profile: Josh Hazlewood from ESPNcricinfo