Tom Hartley (cricketer)

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tom Hartley

| image = 3 12 Tom Hartley (cropped).jpg

| caption = Hartley in 2022

| fullname = Tom William Hartley

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

| height = 6 ft 4 in

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role =

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2023-present

| country = England

| testdebutdate = 25 January

| testdebutyear = 2024

| testdebutagainst = India

| testcap = 712

| lasttestdate = 7 March

| lasttestyear = 2024

| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 23 September

| odidebutyear = 2023

| odidebutagainst = Ireland

| odicap = 272

| lastodidate = 26 September

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = Ireland

| odishirt = 79

| club1 = Lancashire

| year1 = {{nowrap|2020–present}}

| clubnumber1 = 2

| club2 = Manchester Originals

| year2 = 2021–present

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 5

| runs1 = 185

| bat avg1 = 18.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 36

| deliveries1 = 1,504

| wickets1 = 22

| bowl avg1 = 36.13

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 7/62

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 2

| runs2 = 12

| bat avg2 = –

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 12*

| deliveries2 = 60

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 33

| runs3 = 889

| bat avg3 = 21.68

| 100s/50s3 = 0/3

| top score3 = 73*

| deliveries3 = 6,096

| wickets3 = 72

| bowl avg3 = 40.40

| fivefor3 = 2

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 7/62

| catches/stumpings3 = 16/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 5

| runs4 = 60

| bat avg4 = 30.00

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 23

| deliveries4 = 223

| wickets4 = 1

| bowl avg4 = 215.00

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 1/46

| catches/stumpings4 = 0/–

| date = 23 April 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1150772.html Cricinfo

}}

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 nine wickets.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1150772.html |title=Tom Hartley |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=1 August 2020 }}{{cite web|url=https://champnews.com/story.asp?ID=GN4_ART_1098626 |title=Tom aims to spin his way to a first class future in cricket |work=Champion Newspapers |accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Lancashire in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227589.html |title=North Group, Worcester, Aug 1-4 2020, Bob Willis Trophy |accessdate=1 August 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 August 2020, for Lancashire in the 2020 t20 Blast.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1207702.html |title=North Group (N), Chester-le-Street, Aug 27 2020, Vitality Blast |accessdate=27 August 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}} He bowled the first ever delivery in the history of the men’s Hundred in the first edition of the tournament in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Witney |first=Katya |date=2024-01-25 |title=Who Is Tom Hartley, England's Latest Test Debutant? {{!}} IND vs ENG |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/england-in-india-2023-24/cricket-news/who-is-tom-hartley-englands-latest-test-debutant |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}

International career

He made his ODI debut for England against Ireland in September 2023.{{Cite web |title=Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff speaks publicly for first time since Top Gear accident |url=https://news.sky.com/story/andrew-freddie-flintoff-speaks-publicly-for-first-time-since-top-gear-accident-12976817 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Sky News |language=en}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Uncapped Bashir in England Test squad for India |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/67681286 |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir: Meet England's uncapped spin duo as they prepare to take on India |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13054515/tom-hartley-and-shoaib-bashir-meet-englands-uncapped-spin-duo-as-they-prepare-to-take-on-india |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-12 |title=Uncapped Pope, Turner and Tongue in England white-ball squads for Caribbean tour |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-eng-uncapped-pope-turner-and-tongue-in-england-white-ball-squads-for-caribbean-tour-1408440 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Macpherson |first=Will |date=2024-01-24 |title=Picking Tom Hartley is as Bazball as it gets |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/01/24/tom-hartley-debut-first-test-england-in-india-bazball/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}

He made his test debut against India in the first test of the five match test series at Hyderabad in January 2024.{{Cite news |title=Hartley to make England debut in first India Test |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/68078567 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=Tom Hartley to debut as England name three spinners; one quick bowler in Wood |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tom-hartley-to-debut-as-england-name-three-spinners-one-quick-bowler-in-wood-1417888 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} While he took only two wickets in the first innings of his debut test,{{Cite web |title=IND vs ENG, England in India 2023/24, 1st Test at Hyderabad, January 25 - 29, 2024 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-in-india-2023-24-1389386/india-vs-england-1st-test-1389399/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Burnton |first=Simon |date=2024-01-25 |title=Hartley endures tough bowling bow as India’s spin class shines through |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/25/hartley-bowling-india-spin-class-shines-through-cricket-first-test |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news |last=Wigmore |first=Tim |date=2024-01-25 |title=Tom Hartley suffers baptism of fire like Simon Kerrigan – but with one key difference |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/01/25/tom-hartley-first-spell-india-vs-england-simon-kerrigan/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} he picked up his maiden five-wicket haul during the second innings where he eventually took seven wickets.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-28 |title=Tom Hartley makes India wobble in the second session |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/129293/tom-hartley-makes-india-wobble-in-the-second-session |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=Hartley and Rehan's hard yards can't disguise England's callow attack |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-eng-1st-test-tom-hartley-s-hard-yards-can-t-disguise-england-s-callow-attack-1418430 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} The seven second-innings wickets were the best by an England spinner on debut since Jim Laker in 1948.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/28/india-england-first-test-day-four-report-tom-hartley-cricket|title=Debutant Tom Hartley rips into India as England claim shock win in first Test |work=Guardian |access-date=30 January 2024}}

In May 2024, he was named in England’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=England’s Squad for the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/england-squad-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup-2024 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}

Hartley was included in the England Lions squad to tour Australia in January 2025,{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4187920/england-mens-lions-announce-squad-for-australia-tour|title=England Men’s Lions announce squad for Australia tour|publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board|accessdate=18 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2024-news/lancashire-trio-named-in-england-men-s-lions-squad-for-australia-tour/|title=Lancashire trio named in England Men's Lions squad for Australia tour|publisher=Lancashire County Cricket Club|accessdate=18 December 2024}} but later withdrew after fracturing a hand during practice.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c0m1n844vy1o|title=Lancashire's Hartley out of Lions tour with injury|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 January 2025}}

Personal life

His father is former international runner Bill Hartley who won a 4x400m gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehundred.com/players/20389/tom-hartley#:~:text=Father%20Bill%20Hartley%20won%20a,2021%2C%20getting%20seven%20batters%20out.|website=The Hundred|title=Tom Hartley|accessdate=April 22, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/lancashire/meet_tom_hartley_interview_lancashire_cricket_champion_athlete_son.html|website=The Cricketer|first=Elizabeth|last=Botcherby|title= Meet Tom Hartley: A champion athlete's son getting batsmen in a spin|date=April 6, 2021|accessdate=April 22, 2023}}

He attended Merchant Taylors' Boys' School in Crosby, Merseyside.{{Cite web |title=Meet Tom Hartley: A champion athlete's son getting batsmen in a spin {{!}} The Cricketer |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/topics/features/meet_tom_hartley_interview_lancashire_cricket_champion_athlete_son.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.thecricketer.com |language=en}}

He is an Everton F.C. fan.{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/cricket/tom-hartley-flintoff-swann-england-next-spin-hope-2783989|title=Inspired by Flintoff, coached by Swann - meet England’s next big spin hope|publisher=inews}}

References

External links

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Category:Manchester Originals cricketers

Category:Cricketers from Lancashire

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