Father: Andrew Blundell, Older Brother: Ben Blundell, Son: Freddie Blundell
Tom Blundell is an aggressive wicketkeeper-batter from Wellington who has been a reliable presence in New Zealand cricket across formats. The 35-year-old enjoyed a dream start to 2017, earning his maiden international call-up, winning the Super Smash with Wellington, and receiving his first international cap within the space of just three days. Known for his variety of sweeps and attacking approach at the crease, Blundell has been a consistent performer in domestic cricket, with a breakthrough 2015-16 season where he amassed 1073 runs across all formats. He was part of New Zealand’s Under-19 World Cup squad in 2010 alongside future internationals Tom Latham, James Neesham, and Doug Bracewell. While his international opportunities have been somewhat limited, Blundell has remained a dependable wicketkeeping option, combining solid glovework with useful contributions in the middle order.
| Batting & Fielding | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Tests | 46 | 75 | 7 | 2367 | 186 | 34.80 | 4397 | 53.83 | 6 | 11 | 283 | 19 | 118 | 16 |
| ODIs | 12 | 12 | 3 | 266 | 68 | 29.55 | 307 | 86.64 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| T20Is | 9 | 8 | 2 | 91 | 30* | 15.16 | 94 | 96.80 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FC | 128 | 217 | 24 | 7112 | 186 | 36.84 | 12558 | 56.63 | 18 | 33 | 882 | 60 | 318 | 22 |
| List A | 84 | 76 | 7 | 2043 | 151 | 29.60 | 2395 | 85.30 | 1 | 12 | 200 | 27 | 84 | 10 |
| T20s | 82 | 75 | 7 | 1752 | 79 | 25.76 | 1335 | 131.23 | 0 | 13 | 162 | 50 | 48 | 5 |
| Bowling | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w | |
| Tests | 46 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.33 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ODIs | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| T20Is | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| FC | 128 | 5 | 96 | 65 | 1 | 1/15 | 1/27 | 65.00 | 4.06 | 96.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 84 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 18.00 | 3.60 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T20s | 82 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 24.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
He is a wicketkeeper-batter who bats right-handed, known for his aggressive strokeplay and reliable glovework behind the stumps.
He made his T20I debut against Bangladesh in January 2017, receiving his maiden international cap from Corey Anderson.
He represents Wellington in New Zealand domestic cricket, having made his first-class and List A debuts for the side in 2013.
In the 2015-16 season, he made 1073 runs in 28 matches across all formats. He also topped the wicketkeeper-batters' run charts in the Super Smash in 2016-17 with 243 runs in nine innings.
Yes, he was part of the New Zealand Under-19 World Cup squad in 2010, playing alongside Tom Latham, James Neesham, and Doug Bracewell.
He was born on September 1, 1990, in Wellington, making him 35 years old.
He is an aggressive right-handed batter known for his variety of sweeps and attacking approach in the middle order.
The 2015-16 season was his breakthrough, where he scored 1073 runs in 28 matches across all formats for Wellington.
Yes, he was called up to the ODI squad for the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia in 2017, shortly after his T20I debut.
He bowls right-arm off-break, though his primary value to the team comes from his wicketkeeping and batting.
