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. For the American politician, see Thomas E. Haines.

Tom Haines
Haines batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021
Personal information
Full name
Thomas 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 T20
Matches 59 16 4
Runs scored 3,769 619 52
Batting average 36.95 38.68 13.00
100s/50s 9/17 1/4 0/0
Top score 243 123 27
Balls bowled 2,534 60 –
Wickets 25 0 –
Bowling average 47.56 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – –
10 wickets in match 0 – –
Best bowling 3/50 – –
Catches/stumpings 18/– 6/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2023

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] He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 July 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 T20 Blast.[7]

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.
  7. "South Group (D/N), Hove, July 03, 2022, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2022.


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