25 Facts About Martin Guptill

Martin James Guptill was born on 30 September 1986 and is a New Zealand cricketer and former international cricketer who played as an opening batsman in all formats of the game but pre-dominantly in limited-overs.

In March 2021, Martin Guptill played in his 100th T20I match.

Martin Guptill was a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.

Martin Guptill has scored more than 600 T20I runs in the Eden Park cricket stadium.

Martin Guptill is the first and the only player to score 500 and 600 plus T20I runs at a single venue.

In January 2025, Martin Guptill has officially confirmed his retirement from international cricket, having last played for New Zealand in October 2022.

Martin Guptill attended Kelston Primary and Kelston Boys' High School before transferring to Avondale College where he played cricket and was prefect.

Martin Guptill's wife is journalist and reporter Laura McGoldrick, whilst his cousin, Michael Guptill-Bunce, has played cricket for Auckland.

Martin Guptill is nicknamed "Two Toes" within the New Zealand cricket squad.

Martin Guptill studied at Kelston Boys High School for 4 years and on his final year of secondary school he switched to Avondale College.

In domestic cricket, Martin Guptill plays for Auckland, and for Suburbs New Lynn in club cricket.

Martin Guptill made his first-class cricket debut in March 2006, scoring a four-ball duck in his first innings, and 99 in his second.

In 2011 Martin Guptill played in English county cricket during the second half of the season for Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

Martin Guptill played for Mumbai Indians in the 2016 Indian Premier League as a replacement for the injured Lendl Simmons and for Kings XI Punjab in the 2017 Indian Premier League.

Martin Guptill was released by the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

In October 2023, Martin Guptill was named in Urbanrisers Hyderabad's squad in the 2nd edition of the Legends League Cricket.

Martin Guptill first represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in 2006.

Martin Guptill made his Test cricket debut against India in the first Test at Hamilton in March 2009, scoring 14 and 48.

Martin Guptill surpassed his best score in the 2015 World Cup, scoring an unbeaten 237 from 163 balls against West Indies in the quarter-finals at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

Martin Guptill was the first player to score a double century in a knockout stage match as New Zealand scored 393, the then best total in a World Cup knockout match.

On 3 November 2021, in New Zealand's T20 World Cup match against Scotland, Martin Guptill became the second batsman to score 3,000 runs in T20I cricket.

On 8 January 2025, Martin Guptill formally announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to his 13-year long international career with 2586 runs in 47 Tests, 7346 runs in 198 ODIs and 3531 runs in 122 T20Is.

Martin Guptill's century was the first by a New Zealander on their ODI debut.

Martin Guptill went on to make the highest ODI score by a New Zealander at Southampton in June 2013, scoring 189 not out against England.

Martin Guptill went on to set a new ODI record for New Zealand when he made the highest score of his career, 237 not out in the 2015 World Cup against West Indies at Wellington.