Matches (22)
WI vs ENG (1)
WCL 2 (2)
India vs New Zealand (1)
AUS-A vs IND-A (1)
Sheffield Shield (3)
Hong Kong Sixes (10)
WBBL (3)
BAN vs SA (1)

Full Name

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Born

January 08, 1991, Tamworth, New South Wales

Age

33y 297d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

Height

1.96 m

A tall and accurate fast bowler who is unrelenting in his line and length, Josh Hazlewood became a fixture in Australia's Test attack as soon as he made his debut in December 2014 and has gone on to enjoy success across all formats.

Although he was only 23 at the time, the baggy green had felt a long time coming, given that Hazlewood had been highly regarded for so long. At 17, he had become the youngest fast bowler to be selected by New South Wales, and at 19 he was in his first one-day international against England at Southampton, joining Craig McDermott and Ray Bright as the only Australian 19-year-olds to play the format so soon. Hazlewood was initially chosen for Australia's Test tour of India in late 2010 but was withdrawn due to a back stress injury, and it was not until four years later that he finally played his first Test, having added significant strength to his 196cm frame.

Hazlewood grew up with Glenn McGrath as his idol and was handed a rookie state contract for 2008-09, despite still being in year 12 in Tamworth, in country New South Wales. At the time, he had not even played a game for a Sydney grade club. But the observers who had seen something in Hazlewood were to be justified, as he statistically kept pace with McGrath, or near enough to it, during the early stages of his international career. Both men had made their Test debuts at 23 and Hazlewood reached 100 Test wickets in 46 innings, just one innings slower than his idol.

After the leadership upheaval following the Newlands ball-tampering scandal, he was named joint vice-captain of the Test team but missed the tour of the UAE due to a back issue. Another back injury following the 2018-19 home series against India saw him replaced as vice-captain and miss out on the World Cup squad, having been part of Australia's successful campaign in 2015, but he was the man who claimed the wicket to retain the Ashes at Old Trafford a few months later.

His white-ball went to another level, aiding by his time at Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, and he was part of the 2021 T20 World Cup followed by another ODI triumph in 2023. Between those times there had been a frustrating run in Test cricket where injuries had limited his appearances alongside subcontinent-specific selections which saw him miss out on occasions. However, by late 2023 he was back to his best and in the 2023-24 season took his Test wickets at 15.31.
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Josh Hazlewood Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests701321457767782736/679/7924.822.7853.310120
ODIs9089469537261386/526/5227.004.7634.0130
T20Is525211861481674/124/1222.107.4917.7400
FC11120621801100954186/359/7924.152.7752.116140
List A142140753359922177/367/3627.614.7734.7240
T20s107107242430351364/124/1222.317.5117.8500

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests7085424993911.60113643.9200712280
ODIs90342612923*16.1215284.8600143290
T20Is521072913*9.6627107.400021120
FC1111305484743*11.14194443.56001224440
List A14255342363011.2333670.2300195420
T20s10722177113*14.208187.650061180

Josh Hazlewood T20 Stats

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
IPL2 teams272760381035 4/25 4/2523.148.0517.2100
Big Bash LeagueSS191942653626 3/16 3/1620.617.5416.3000
Champions LeagueSS661441137 3/22 3/2216.144.7020.5000

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
IPL2 teams2766197*-2867.85001020
Big Bash LeagueSS19531712*8.5016106.25003010
Champions LeagueSS6-----------30
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