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Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill, New Zealand cricketer

Born
September 30, 1986
Age in 2026
40
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1986

About Martin Guptill

Martin James Guptill is a New Zealand cricketer who played for New Zealand as an opening batsman in all formats of the game. Guptill is the first cricketer from New Zealand and the fifth overall to have scored a double century in a One Day International match and holds the current record for the highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup match and the second highest score in One Day Internationals of 237 not out. In March 2021, Guptill played in his 100th Twenty20 International match. He was part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019. Guptill first represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in 2006. He made his first-class cricket debut in March 2006, scoring a four-ball duck in his first innings, and 99 in his second. In December 2024, he became the first player to score fifty in Nepal Premier League. He made his Test cricket debut against India in the first Test at Hamilton in March 2009, scoring 14 and 48.

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Martin Guptill timeline

  1. Guptill first represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in 2006.
  2. He made his first-class cricket debut in March 2006, scoring a four-ball duck in his first innings, and 99 in his second.
  3. He made his Test cricket debut against India in the first Test at Hamilton in March 2009, scoring 14 and 48.
  4. In December 2024, he became the first player to score fifty in Nepal Premier League.

The world when Martin Guptill was born

Martin Guptill was born in 1986. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1986

  • #1 song"That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne Warwick & Friends
  • Top moviePlatoon
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookIt – Stephen King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMaradona's "Hand of God" goal at the World Cup
  • Top headlineSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • Technology milestoneChernobyl nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine
  • Defining fadTop Gun aviator sunglasses
  • Notable inventionDisposable camera
  • World population4.94 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population240.1M

1986 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Martin Guptill's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19862026
Gas$0.93$3.45/gal
Average home$80,300$435,000
Average income$29,458$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.71$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population240.1M341 million

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