Trent Boult
On scorecards: TA Boult
In-game rating: 88/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Trent Boult played 78 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2011 to 2022. The first came against Australia at Bellerive Oval, with scores of 0 and 21, and 4 wickets, and the last against England at Headingley in 2022.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 256 wickets at 28.0 in 65 Tests. The best bowling is 6 for 30 against Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval in 2018. In all: 10 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match.
With the ball: 173 wickets at 25.0 at home and 124 wickets at 30.5 away. The most wickets came against England: 70 wickets at 25.2 in 14 Tests. Basin Reserve was the most frequent ground, with 11 Tests and 48 wickets at 28.0. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 38 of the Tests Trent Boult played and lost 26, with 14 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 78 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52* | 137 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2013 | Drawn |
| 38* | 27 | West Indies | Basin Reserve | 2013 | Won |
| 38 | 24 | India | Basin Reserve | 2020 | Won |
| 37* | 27 | West Indies | Seddon Park | 2017 | Won |
| 33* | 28 | South Africa | University Oval | 2012 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30 | 15 | Sri Lanka | Hagley Oval | 2018 | Won |
| 6/32 | 10.4 | England | Eden Park | 2018 | Won |
| 6/40 | 15 | West Indies | Basin Reserve | 2013 | Won |
| 6/68 | 25 | England | Eden Park | 2013 | Drawn |
| 5/43 | 13.2 | Bangladesh | Hagley Oval | 2022 | Won |
Best in a match: 10/80 against West Indies (2013).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 135 | 12.27 | 0/0 | 70 | 25.24 |
| West Indies | 11 | 135 | 33.75 | 0/0 | 48 | 25.00 |
| India | 10 | 82 | 10.25 | 0/0 | 41 | 28.02 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 99 | 12.38 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.33 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 37 | 7.40 | 0/0 | 29 | 29.86 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 84 | 42.00 | 0/1 | 37 | 25.62 |
| Australia | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0/0 | 23 | 41.70 |
| South Africa | 6 | 58 | 19.33 | 0/0 | 16 | 39.88 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 5 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 23.13 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 37 | 325 | 23.21 | 0/0 | 173 | 25.04 |
| Away | 34 | 401 | 13.83 | 0/1 | 124 | 30.46 |
| Neutral | 7 | 33 | 6.60 | 0/0 | 20 | 30.40 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65 | 615 | 14.64 | 0/1 | 256 | 28.01 |
| 2020s | 13 | 144 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 61 | 25.34 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Reserve | 11 | 171 | 24.43 | 0/0 | 48 | 27.96 |
| Hagley Oval | 9 | 42 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 53 | 21.09 |
| Seddon Park | 5 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 21 | 28.14 |
| University Oval | 5 | 35 | 35.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 31.17 |
| Headingley | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0/0 | 13 | 29.77 |
| Lord's | 3 | 28 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 22.63 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2011 at Bellerive Oval
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2022 at Headingley
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