A batter who changed the face of batting, former New Zealand national cricket teamย opener Nathan Astle, celebrates his birthday today (September 15). Born September 15, 1971, Astle is regarded as one of the best Kiwi batters of all time, scoring 11,866 international runs, with 27 hundreds and 65 half-centuries across formats, which include being a part of the ICC KnockOuts 2000 winning New Zealand side. Astle's explosiveness was on full display when the Astle slammed the fastest double-ton in Tests during NZ vs ENG 1stTest 2003 at Christchurch, taking just 153 deliveries. Fans fondly remember Astle for his style of batting and took to social media to wish the New Zealand batter happy birthday on his special occasion.ย Kane Williamson, Devon Conway and Other New Zealand Cricketers Take Casual Contracts, Commit for ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Fan Wishes Kiwi Legend
Wishing a Happy 54th birthday to the legendary Kiwi cricketer, 'Nathan Astle' ๐#NathanAstle #HappyBirthday #newzealandcricket #Cricket
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โ Cric Updates (@CricUpdate58494) September 15, 2025
Happy 54th Nathan Astle
Happy Birthday Nathan Astle
Fastest Double Centurion in Tests (200 in 153 balls, 28 4s, 11 6s) v England at Christchurch, 2002).
-For last wicket Astle added 118 runs with Cairns in just 65 balls (Cairns 23).
-Astle progressed from 100 to 200 in only 39 balls.
He played 81โฆ pic.twitter.com/PqF4GBEyyd
โ Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) September 15, 2025
Fan Highlights Nathan Astle's Career On Birthday
๐จ Imagine smashing a double century in just 153 balls... in a Test match, in the 4th innings, when your team is staring at defeat.
Thatโs Nathan Astle for you โ New Zealandโs quiet assassin, who turned grit into fireworks. ๐๐ฅ
Happy Birthday Nathan Astle.
Please have a look atโฆ pic.twitter.com/XhBinZ3JfE
โ Mr. Athar not Ali Khan ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ (@cricdrugs) September 15, 2025
Fan Wishes Nathan Astle Happy Birthday
Happy birthday Nathan Astle ๐ https://t.co/5sZfWQLLCy
โ Kiwis Cricket fans ๐ณ๐ฟ (@Kiwiscricketfan) September 15, 2025
HBD Nathan Astle
Happy Birthday Nathan Astle ๐ณ๐ฟ@WisdenCricket called it the "most glorious failure in the history of Test cricket". NZ needed 550 to beat ENG in Christchurch 2002. Astle 222/168 balls, (11 6s) breaking @gilly381 1 month old record of fastest double-๐ฏ. pic.twitter.com/o7s4zplU5a
โ Zohaib (Cricket King)๐ต๐ฐ๐ (@Zohaib1981) September 15, 2025
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