Born in South Africa, he also played two first-class matches for Oxford MCC University during the 2013 season.
Bodenstein was born in Pretoria, but went to school in Jersey, attending Saint Helier's Victoria College.
His senior debut for Jersey came in 2011, at the age of 18, when he played against Cornwall and a Hertfordshire development team early in the season.
[4] His batting fared slightly better against Worcestershire, with a first-innings duck followed by 27 in the second innings, but he failed to take a wicket while bowling.
[2] In April 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.