Tom Hartley
Hartley in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Tom William Hartley
Born (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 24)
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 712)25 January 2024 v India
Last Test7 March 2024 v India
ODI debut (cap 272)23 September 2023 v Ireland
Last ODI26 September 2023 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.79
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–presentLancashire (squad no. 2)
2021–2023Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 2 25 5
Runs scored 185 12 707 60
Batting average 18.50 – 25.25 30.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 36 12* 73* 23
Balls bowled 1,504 60 4,877 223
Wickets 22 0 62 1
Bowling average 36.13 – 36.41 215.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 7/62 – 7/62 1/46
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 15/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 March 2024

Tom William Hartley (born 3 May 1999) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire and the England national team. In 2024, on his Test Cricket debut against India he took 9 wickets.[1][2]

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Lancashire in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 August 2020, for Lancashire in the 2020 t20 Blast.[4] In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[5] He bowled the first ever delivery in the history of the men’s Hundred in the first edition of the tournament in 2021.[6]

International career

He made his ODI debut for England against Ireland in September 2023.[7] Hartley was selected to play for England in their five match test series against India in January 2024. The decision to select him as one of the frontline spinners for the tour raised eyebrows of many as it ended up as a surprising choice.[6][8][9] Prior to his call-up, he participated in an England Lions training camp in Abu Dhabi and the training camp was meant to handpick spin bowling options for England at test level. However, his stint with England Lions was cut short when he was named in England's ODI squad to face West Indies in December 2023.[10][11]

He made his test debut against India in the first test of the five match test series at Hyderabad in January 2024.[12][13] While he took only two wickets in the first innings of his debut test,[14][15][16] he picked up his maiden five-wicket haul during the second innings where he eventually took seven wickets.[17][18] The seven second-innings wickets were the best by an England spinner on debut since Jim Laker in 1948.[19]

Personal life

His father is former international runner Bill Hartley who won a 4x400m gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships.[20][21]

He is an Everton F.C. fan. [22]

References

  1. ^ "Tom Hartley". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Tom aims to spin his way to a first class future in cricket". Champion Newspapers. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "North Group, Worcester, Aug 1-4 2020, Bob Willis Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "North Group (N), Chester-le-Street, Aug 27 2020, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b Witney, Katya (25 January 2024). "Who Is Tom Hartley, England's Latest Test Debutant? | IND vs ENG". Wisden. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff speaks publicly for first time since Top Gear accident". Sky News. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Uncapped Bashir in England Test squad for India". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir: Meet England's uncapped spin duo as they prepare to take on India". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Uncapped Pope, Turner and Tongue in England white-ball squads for Caribbean tour". ESPNcricinfo. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  11. ^ Macpherson, Will (24 January 2024). "Picking Tom Hartley is as Bazball as it gets". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Hartley to make England debut in first India Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Tom Hartley to debut as England name three spinners; one quick bowler in Wood". ESPNcricinfo. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  14. ^ "IND vs ENG, England in India 2023/24, 1st Test at Hyderabad, January 25 - 29, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  15. ^ Burnton, Simon (25 January 2024). "Hartley endures tough bowling bow as India's spin class shines through". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  16. ^ Wigmore, Tim (25 January 2024). "Tom Hartley suffers baptism of fire like Simon Kerrigan – but with one key difference". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Tom Hartley makes India wobble in the second session". Cricbuzz. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Hartley and Rehan's hard yards can't disguise England's callow attack". ESPNcricinfo. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Debutant Tom Hartley rips into India as England claim shock win in first Test". Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Tom Hartley". The Hundred. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  21. ^ Botcherby, Elizabeth (6 April 2021). "Meet Tom Hartley: A champion athlete's son getting batsmen in a spin". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  22. ^ https://inews.co.uk/sport/cricket/tom-hartley-flintoff-swann-england-next-spin-hope-2783989

External links


Lancashire County Cricket Club – current squad
Manchester Originals – current squad
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