Brett Hampton

{{Short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Brett Hampton

| image =

| country = New Zealand

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tauranga, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nickname =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Northern Districts

| year1 = 2011/12–present

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Canterbury

| year2 = 2017/18

| clubnumber2 =

| club3 = Hampshire

| year3 = 2025

| clubnumber3 =

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 23 October

| debutyear1 = 2015

| debutfor1 = Northern Districts

| debutagainst1 = Auckland

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 2 March

| debutyear2 = 2014

| debutfor2 = Northern Districts

| debutagainst2 = Auckland

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 39

| runs1 = 1,578

| bat avg1 = 30.34

| 100s/50s1 = 2/9

| top score1 = 121

| deliveries1 = 4,410

| wickets1 = 83

| bowl avg1 = 27.71

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 7/41

| catches/stumpings1 = 20/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 88

| runs2 = 2,037

| bat avg2 = 36.37

| 100s/50s2 = 1/13

| top score2 = 126*

| deliveries2 = 3,071

| wickets2 = 80

| bowl avg2 = 34.38

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/30

| catches/stumpings2 = 26/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 73

| runs3 = 861

| bat avg3 = 15.37

| 100s/50s3 = 0/3

| top score3 = 64

| deliveries3 = 434

| wickets3 = 28

| bowl avg3 = 22.96

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = 3/1

| catches/stumpings3 = 37/–

| date = 6 April

| year = 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/547756.html Cricinfo

}}

Brett Hampton (born 30 April 1991) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Northern Districts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/547756.html |title=Brett Hampton |accessdate=30 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Educated at Tauranga Boys' College, he made his first-class debut on 23 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917525.html |title=Plunket Shield, Northern Districts v Auckland at Mount Maunganui, Oct 23-25, 2015 |accessdate=22 December 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Northern Districts for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23797021/central-districts-drop-jesse-ryder-contracts-list |title=Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=15 June 2018}}

On 7 November 2018, in the fifth round fixture of the 2018–19 Ford Trophy between Northern Districts and Central Districts, he and Joe Carter set a new record in List A cricket for the most runs scored off one over, with 43.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/901670 |title=New List A record: 43 runs in one over! |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=7 November 2018}} The over was bowled by Willem Ludick{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25201314/43-northern-districts-joe-carter-brett-hampton-smash-list-world-record |title=43 off an over: Northern Districts pair smash List A world record |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=7 November 2018}} and included two no-balls, six sixes, a four and a single.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/108414609/world-record-over-in-ford-trophy-wellington-extend-lead |title=World record over in Ford Trophy, Wellington extend lead |work=Stuff |accessdate=7 November 2018}}

On 10 March 2024, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, against Auckland in the 2023–24 Plunket Shield season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Stags go big with a Schmulian special |url=https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/stags-go-big-with-a-schmulian-special/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=NZC |language=en-US}}

Hampton signed a short-term contract with Hampshire County Cricket Club in March 2025, to play in the opening two months of that year's English County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cvg7epppxnwo|title=Hants sign Kiwi Hampton to replace injured Edwards|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=31 March 2025}}