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.

For the American academic, see Thomas H. Haines.

Tom Haines
Haines batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021
Personal information
Full nameThomas Jacob Haines
Born (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998
Crawley, West Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentSussex (squad no. 20)
FC debut31 August 2016 Sussex v Kent
List A debut23 July 2021 Sussex v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 38 7
Runs scored 2,455 252
Batting average 37.19 36.00
100s/50s 6/10 1/0
Top score 243 123
Balls bowled 1,428 –
Wickets 15 –
Bowling average 42.26 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 3/50 –
Catches/stumpings 10/– 3/–
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
  1. "Group 2, Sedbergh, Jul 23 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Luke Hollman ten-for sees Middlesex wrap up crushing win over Sussex". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. "Tom Haines interview: How the Sussex opener came of age | the Cricketer".
  4. "Sussex star lost his love for cricket – but he is smiling now after century".
  5. "Cheteshwar Pujara, Tom Haines double centuries lead Sussex great escape". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. "Stats - Pujara ends 52-innings century drought with record 201*". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.


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