Full name Thomas Westley
Born March 13, 1989, Cambridge
Current age 31 years 321 days
Major teams Cambridgeshire, England A, England Under-19s, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Marylebone Cricket Club
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 2 in
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 5 | 9 | 1 | 193 | 59 | 24.12 | 453 | 42.60 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 186 | 310 | 22 | 10218 | 254 | 35.47 | 19826 | 51.53 | 21 | 48 | 1535 | 10 | 118 | 0 |
List A | 88 | 82 | 4 | 2853 | 134 | 36.57 | 3217 | 88.68 | 5 | 22 | 305 | 27 | 19 | 0 |
T20s | 87 | 80 | 8 | 2165 | 109* | 30.06 | 1661 | 130.34 | 2 | 7 | 250 | 43 | 34 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 186 | 144 | 5083 | 2693 | 59 | 4/55 | 5/122 | 45.64 | 3.17 | 86.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 88 | 36 | 1036 | 861 | 21 | 4/60 | 4/60 | 41.00 | 4.98 | 49.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 87 | 22 | 246 | 311 | 7 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 44.42 | 7.58 | 35.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v South Africa at The Oval, Jul 27-31, 2017 scorecard |
Last Test | England v West Indies at Lord's, Sep 7-9, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | Cambridge UCCE v Essex at Cambridge, May 9-11, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | Somerset v Essex at Lord's, Sep 23-27, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Essex v Sri Lankans at Chelmsford, Jun 9, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Essex v Gloucestershire at Chelmsford, May 7, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Essex v Lancashire at Chelmsford, Jul 27, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20s | Kent v Essex at Canterbury, Sep 18, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51, 0 | Essex | v Somerset | Lord's | 23 Sep 2020 | FC |
39 | Essex | v Kent | Canterbury | 18 Sep 2020 | T20 |
51 | Essex | v Hampshire | Southampton | 16 Sep 2020 | T20 |
39 | Essex | v Sussex | Hove | 14 Sep 2020 | T20 |
8, 10* | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 6 Sep 2020 | FC |
4 | Essex | v Kent | The Oval | 5 Sep 2020 | T20 |
18 | Essex | v Middlesex | Lord's | 3 Sep 2020 | T20 |
20 | Essex | v Hampshire | Chelmsford | 1 Sep 2020 | T20 |
20 | Essex | v Surrey | The Oval | 30 Aug 2020 | T20 |
- | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 27 Aug 2020 | T20 |
A graceful batsman with, at his best, an enchanting leg-side game, Tom Westley broke into the England Test side more than a decade after his Essex debut. His technique, with an on drive to the fore, drew comparisons with John Crawley and a half-century on debut against South Africa at the Oval encouraged optimism that, at 28, his long apprenticeship on the county circuit would finally bear fruit. His experience against West Indies, though, proved less rewarding and a run of five single-figure scores in his last six innings led him to be omitted from England's Ashes tour party.
NBC Denis Compton Award 2008, 2009, 2010