Josh Hazlewood

Josh Hazlewood Biography

The boy from Tamworth city in New South Wales rose through the ranks quickly. In the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, Hazlewood took 4 for 30 against Pakistan to help Australia clinch the title. Hazlewood was soon fast-tracked to make his ODI debut against England at Southampton, and at the age of 19, he was one of the youngest to represent Australia, just like former pacer Craig McDermott.

Even though Hazelwood came close to a Test debut later that year during the tour to India, a stress injury in his back meant he had to wait for another four years to win the Baggy Green.

Hazlewood finally made his Test debut against India, on a hot and humid day at The Gabba, Brisbane in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2013-14. Like the others, Hazlewood too struggled in the extreme heat, but recovered well to claim a five-wicket haul. In late 2014, a five-wicket haul against South Africa proved to be a catalyst, as the right-arm pacer was named in Australia’s squad for the ICC World Cup 2015.

With a simple action, Hazelwood invokes memories of McDermott, but in a short career, he has managed to matches the feats of the great Glenn McGrath. In fact, a comparison between the two bowlers who also share the trait of bowling relentless line and lengths and troubling the batsmen outside off, shows they shared almost identical numbers 26 Tests in their respective careers.

Hazlewood emerged as one of the strongest characters in the Australian dressing room after a string of retirements post the 2015 World Cup win, but had to swallow the bitter pill of a defeat in the Ashes a few months later. In fact, the only time Hazlewood was dropped from the Test side was in the Ashes 2015, as his performances dipped after pushing himself too hard.

However, he returned with 13 wickets in three Tests in the home series against New Zealand, which included the figures of 9 for 136 at the Adelaide Oval. At home, he only grew in stature, claiming 17 wickets in a three-Test series against South Africa that Australia lost, and followed up with 15 wickets versus Pakistan, with an economy of a mere 1.99 in three Tests.

Hazlewood featured in all four Tests in India in early 2017, but barring his career-best 6 for 67 at Bengaluru, he failed to make a strong mark.

Devarchit Varma

Josh Hazlewood Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	57	70	445	33	39	12.02	990	44.94	0	0	62	2	21	0
ODIs	67	23	81	19	23*	20.25	104	77.88	0	0	8	1	20	0
T20s	33	6	21	4	13*	10.50	13	161.5	0	0	2	1	6	0
World Cup	5	0	0	0	0*	--	0	--	0	0	0	0	--	--

Josh Hazlewood Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	57	12235	5573	215	25.92	2.733	56.	9	--
ODIs	67	3542	2712	105	25.82	4.594	33.73	3	0	1/0	1/0
T20s	33	742	928	49	18.93	7.504	15.14	0	0	4/12	4/12
World Cup	5	257	176	7	25.14	4.108	36.71	0	--		1/0

Josh Hazlewood Career statistics

News ON Josh Hazlewood

Josh Hazlewood Spills The Beans On How To Win The World T20 In Australia

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood believes bigger boundaries and quicker pitches in Australia will play into the hands' of hosts ahead of ...

IPL 2022: Josh Hazlewood Admits He Got Lucky in Wide-Ball Incident With Lucknow Super Giants’ Marcus Stoinis

The Australian fast-bowler produced the best spell in his Indian Premier League career as he finished with 4/25. He took the wickets of ...

WATCH: Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) Marcus Stoinis Fumes During Match Against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as Josh Hazlewood Castles Him

Marcus Stoinis scored 24 off 15 deliveries before getting out and gave away 14 runs with the one over he bowled in the first innings.

FULL Scorecard of Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 Highlights LSG vs RCB, Score Report

Brief scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 181/6 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 96; Dushmantha Chameera 2/31, Jason Holder 2/25) Lucknow ...

PAK vs AUS, 3rd Test: Josh Hazlewood Again Misses Out as Australia Retain Playing XI For Final Test

Josh Hazlewood will continue to sit out as skipper Pat Cummins will go into the third and final Test against Pakistan starting on ...

Missing Four Ashes Tests With ‘Unusual’ Side Strain Was Frustrating: Josh Hazlewood

The 31-year-old bowler is now looking forward to the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka beginning February 11.

More News on Josh Hazlewood

Features ON Josh Hazlewood

Jofra Archer Test debut: Michael Clarke to Prithvi Shaw, five much-awaited Test debuts

Jofra Archer is poised to make his Test debut in place of the injured James Anderson at Lord's.

Five unlucky cricketers who missed World Cup selection

These five cricketers can consider themselves unlucky to miss out on selection for the World Cup.

2019 Cricket World Cup watch: Players under injury cloud

Defending champions Australia have four major players with injury concerns.

Jasprit Bumrah breaks 39-year-old record, becomes highest wicket-taker on debut

Bumrah eclipsed a 39-year-old record to become the highest wicket-taker by an Indian on debut in a calendar year with 45 wickets and ...

The best and worst from Day 4 of the Perth Test

The best and the worst from day four of the second Test between Australia and India at the Optus Stadium in Perth

The best and worst from Day 2 of the Perth Test

The best and the worst from day two of the second Test between Australia and India at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

More Features on Josh Hazlewood

पूजा वस्त्राकर के रन आउट पर विवाद, थर्ड अंपायर के फैसले पर भड़के युवराज सिंह

जसप्रीत बुमराह की चोट पर हेड कोच राहुल द्रविड़ ने दिया जवाब, जानिए क्या कहा ?

सूर्य कुमार यादव से दहशत में दक्षिण अफ्रीकी गेंदबाज, कहा, इस बल्लेबाज से बचना मुश्किल

सरफराज खान ने जड़ा एक और तूफानी शतक, अनोखे अंदाज में मनाया जश्न, VIDEO

एशिया कप में भारतीय महिला टीम की जीत से शुरूआत, श्रीलंका को 41 रन से हराया