Tom Prest

{{Short description|English cricketer (born 2003)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tom Prest

| image =

| fullname = Thomas James Prest

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wimborne, Dorset, England

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = 2021–present

| clubnumber1 = 24

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 6 July

| debutyear1 = 2021

| debutfor1 = Hampshire

| debutagainst1 = Surrey

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 22 July

| debutyear2 = 2021

| debutfor2 = Hampshire

| debutagainst2 = Essex

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 25

| runs1 = 1,106

| bat avg1 = 33.51

| 100s/50s1 = 4/2

| top score1 = 156

| deliveries1 = 417

| wickets1 = 4

| bowl avg1 = 69.75

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/32

| catches/stumpings1 = 22/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 39

| runs2 = 1,166

| bat avg2 = 31.51

| 100s/50s2 = 2/7

| top score2 = 181

| deliveries2 = 407

| wickets2 = 13

| bowl avg2 = 27.30

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/41

| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 41

| runs3 = 758

| bat avg3 = 19.94

| 100s/50s3 = 0/5

| top score3 = 64

| deliveries3 = 36

| wickets3 = 2

| bowl avg3 = 21.50

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/8

| catches/stumpings3 = 14/–

| date = 21 June 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1181700.html Cricinfo

}}

Thomas James Prest (born 24 March 2003) is an English cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1181700.html |title=Tom Prest |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 June 2021}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 25 June 2021, for Hampshire in the 2021 T20 Blast.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250304.html |title=South Group (N), Taunton, Jun 25 2021, Vitality Blast |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 June 2021}} Prior to his Twenty20 debut, Prest scored a triple century for the Second XI team in May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.vimpsatthecrease.com/latest-news/tom-prest-hits-triple-century-after-sitting-his-a-levels |title=Tom Prest hits triple century - after sitting his A-Levels |work=Vimps at the Crease |access-date=25 June 2021}} On 6 July 2021, he made his first-class debut, for Hampshire in the 2021 County Championship, as a replacement player for James Vince.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-2021-1244186/hampshire-vs-surrey-group-2-1244294/live-cricket-score |title=Group 2, Southampton, Jul 4 - 7 2021, County Championship |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 July 2021}} He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Hampshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250160.html |title=Southampton, Jul 22 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 July 2021}}

In December 2021, he was named as the captain of England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2424846/young-lions-announce-england-u19-world-cup-squad |title=Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=22 December 2021}}

In August 2022, he scored 181 from 138 balls against Kent in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/royal-london-one-day-cup-2022-1297661/kent-vs-hampshire-group-b-1297974/live-cricket-score|title= Hampshire vs Kent|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=7 August 2022}}