Trent Boult- Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Career

Trent Alexander Boult is a New Zealand international cricketer who bowls for Northern Districts in domestic cricket and represents New Zealand internationally.

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Trent Boult Biography

Trent Alexander Boult, better known as Trent Boult, is a New Zealand International cricketer who plays as a bowler. He was born in Rotorua, New Zealand on July 22, 1989. He is now 33 years old. He is a right-handed batter and a left-arm fast-medium opening bowler. He has always been regarded as one of the top bowlers in the world. He has the ability to bowl at all times in the game.

Trent Boult is 31 years old. He grew raised in Ohope and Tauranga. Trent Boult’s father is Ian Boult. Wendy Boult is his mother. He also has a younger sibling. Trent Boult’s brother is Jono Boult. Trent Boult’s wife is Gert Smith. They both met at a tavern in Hamilton. In August of 2017, the pair married. Trent Boult and his wife Gert Smith announced on Instagram on July 29, 2018, that they would be expecting their first child towards the end of the year. In October 2018, the couple announced the birth of their baby son.

Trent Boult Height, Weight, Body measurement

He is 5 feet 11 inches tall. He weighs approximately 70 kg. He has lovely warm black eyes and Black locks. There is no information on his chest-waist-hip measurements, dress size, shoe size, biceps, and so on. 

Career

• Trent Boult made his First-Class debut in 2007 after being picked for the New Zealand ‘A’ team’s tour of India.
• After several outstanding first-class performances, he was named to the Under-19 World Cup team in 2008.
• Despite generating headlines, he only made his international debut against Australia in a Test match in Hobart in 2011.
  His international career began brightly, with him taking wickets in series against the West Indies, India, England, and Sri Lanka.
• He was selected for the New Zealand T20 World Cup team in 2012 after three 10-wicket hauls in tests.
• The left-arm swing bowler made the most of his chance in the shorter format, taking four wickets in two matches.
  Boult had a fantastic tournament in the ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup, finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets. With the new ball, he reinforced his status as a rising young star.
  Trent Boult’s speed and swinging ability have scared hitters, and he was therefore recruited by IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad for about USD 600,000 in 2015.
• Boult was released by the Hyderabad franchise and purchased by KKR for a staggering INR 5 crores. In the few games he played this season, he performed well and justified his high price tag.
• Boult made his Test debut in the 2011-12 season, in the Second Test against Australia in Hobart, which New Zealand won by 7 runs, their first test win in Australia since 1985 and their first test victory against Australia since 1993.
• He’s had a decent start to his career, taking wickets against England, the West Indies, India, and Sri Lanka.
• His crowning achievement came in the second Test against the West Indies at Basin Reserve, when he took his maiden 10-wicket haul.
• Throughout the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the left-hand pacer continued to put in strong performances and proved to be an excellent foil for another young pacer, Tim Southee.
• In 2013, he took 19 wickets in 5 tests against England, including his second best test match innings bowling numbers of 6/68 at Eden Park in March.
• Trent Boult made his Twenty20 International debut against England on February 9, 2013. He bowled his four overs allotted to him and captured the wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Broad.
• Boult did not appear in the full 2016 edition due to New Zealand’s horses for courses strategy in the World T20, which garnered them a lot of praise.
• Despite his ODI and Test success, Boult has not been a regular presence in the T20 system, having only played 22 T20Is in his career.

Records

• In 2014, he became the fourth test bowler in a row to take 30+ wickets, after Richard Hadlee, Chris Martin, and Iain O’Brien.
• During a series against Sri Lanka in August 2019, Boult became the third New Zealand bowler to reach 250 Test wickets.

Trent Boult’s Net Worth

Trent Boult has an estimated net worth of $18.5 million (US$2.5 million) as of August 2023. His net worth is derived from his earnings as a cricket player for the New Zealand Cricket Board. Trent Boult’s net worth includes the salary he receives from Northern Districts in exchange for his national cricketing obligations in New Zealand. Trent Boult IPL 2020 & 2021 fee was Rs. 32,000,000.

Trent Boult Wife, Marriage, Children

Gert Smith is the stunning wife of Trent Boult, a New Zealand bowler. Alexandra Smith is Smith’s given name. She works as a primary school teacher in Mount Maunganui. Gert is originally from Tauranga, New Zealand. Trent and Gert first met in a bar in Hamilton in 2015. Daniel Flynn, her cousin, and a cricketer was with her. The couples met and fell in love. Trent and Gert married in August 2017 after dating for two years. The couple has been happily married for 5 years.

Smith and Boult have two children. In 2018, their first child was born. They are expecting their second child in 2021.

Awards & Achievement

• At the NZC Annual Awards, he was named Men’s Test Player of the Year and received the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for best International Player of the Year.
• In May of that year, Boult was one of twenty cricketers given new contracts by New Zealand Cricket for the 2018-19 season.

Interesting Facts

• Boult is the cricketer Jono Boult’s younger brother.
• Trent Boult announced his engagement to Gert Smith in June 2016, and the pair married in an intimate ceremony at Kauri Bay Boomrock in August 2017.
• Boult is a father of two kids. Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand, is home to the family.
• Trent’s maiden international wicket came against Mike Hussey.
• His batting and bowling performances were vital in New Zealand’s first Test victory in Australia since 1993.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad purchased him for $600,000 after his outstanding performance in the ICC World Cup 2015.

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