Tom Haines
Thomas Jacob Haines (born 28 October 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed top-order batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace.
![]() Haines batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Thomas Jacob Haines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Crawley, West Sussex, England | 28 October 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Sussex (squad no. 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 31 August 2016 Sussex v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 23 July 2021 Sussex v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2022 |
Career
Haines made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[1]
In September 2021, Haines became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in the 2021 County Championship.[2] He has attributed his improved form to increased practice.[3][4]
In April 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Haines scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 243 runs against Derbyshire.[5] Along with Cheteshwar Pujara, Haines became the first batters to score double centuries in the same innings of a first-class match while following-on.[6]
References
- "Group 2, Sedbergh, Jul 23 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Luke Hollman ten-for sees Middlesex wrap up crushing win over Sussex". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- "Tom Haines interview: How the Sussex opener came of age | the Cricketer".
- "Sussex star lost his love for cricket – but he is smiling now after century".
- "Cheteshwar Pujara, Tom Haines double centuries lead Sussex great escape". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Stats - Pujara ends 52-innings century drought with record 201*". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.