Tom Blundell Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Girlfriend, Biography

Tom Blundell is a New Zealand professional cricketer who has represented his country as a wicketkeeper and middle-order batsman in all 3 formats of the game (Test, ODI and T20I). Before joining the senior national team in January 2017, he won the 2010 . had participated in Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup, although they played only 1 game, in which New Zealand finished 7th. In the New Zealand domestic circuit, he has played for his home team Wellington (2013–present) in all 3 formats.

name at birth

Thomas Ackland Blundell

nick name

Tom

Sun sign

Virgo

birth place

Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Habitat

Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

nationality

Business

professional cricketer

batting

right handed

bowling

right-arm off brake

role

wicketkeeper, middle order batsman

Jersey number

• 66 – Test Matches, One Day International (ODI), T20 International (T20I)
• 36 – Wellington Firebirds (New Zealand domestic cricket)

Make

strong

height

5 feet 11 inches or 180.5 cm

weight

79 kg or 174 lbs

girlfriend / spouse

Tom has dated –

1. kate logan (2017-present)

Caste / Ethnicity

White

hair color

light brown

eye color

green

sexual orientation

Straight

special features

• toned physique
• short cut, side parted hair
• often have a bumpy beard

brand advertising

Tom is sponsored by –

• Kookaburra Cricket AUS/NZ
• Grip Star New Zealand (Apparel Brand)

Tom Blundell Facts

1. Tom’s international debut for New Zealand was a bit accidental. He was included in the team’s T20I squad in January 2017 after their regular wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi suffered an injury. On 8 January 2017, he made his T20I debut in a match against Bangladesh.
2. It was a dream start of the year for him, because just a day before this debut, he was a part of Wellington Firebirds the team that won central stags by 14 runs to win super smash (New Zealand’s premier domestic T20 competition) for only the second time.
3. He made his Test debut for New Zealand in December 2017. In that game, against West Indies, he scored an unbeaten 107 in the team’s first innings. It was the highest score recorded by a New Zealand wicketkeeper on his Test debut at the time. It was the first instance since Matt Prior in 2007 by a wicketkeeper to score a century on his Test debut.
4. In April 2019, he was awarded the 2019 . Was named in New Zealand’s squad for ICC Cricket World Cup, even though he had never played an ODI till then. He made his Test debut in December 2017 and made his T20I debut in January 2017 but was yet to break into the team’s ODI XI. A backup/reserve wicketkeeper in the team, he did not get a chance to play a single match during the tournament and had to wait until February 2020 to finally make his ODI debut.
5. In November 2020, in the match of the third round of 2020-21 Plunket Shield (New Zealand’s premier domestic first-class competition) season, he was given out ‘obstructing the field’. it was just 32nd Opportunity In the history of first-class cricket, when a male batsman was dismissed in this manner. It was only the second time in history that such a dismissal was recorded in a first-class match in New Zealand. The first example was in the 1954–55 home season, in a match between Canterbury and Central Districts.

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