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Tom Haines

Haines batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Jacob Haines
Born	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26) Crawley, West Sussex, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Sussex (squad no. 20)
FC debut	31 August 2016 Sussex v Kent
List A debut	23 July 2021 Sussex v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 73 23 4 Runs scored 4,588 945 52 Batting average 37.60 41.08 13.00 100s/50s 12/19 2/5 0/0 Top score 243 129 27 Balls bowled 2,732 120 – Wickets 26 1 – Bowling average 49.92 122.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 – Best bowling 3/50 1/22 – Catches/stumpings 34/– 10/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024

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.

Career

Haines made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.

In September 2021, Haines became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in the 2021 County Championship. He has attributed his improved form to increased practice.

In April 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Haines scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 243 runs against Derbyshire. 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. He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 July 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 T20 Blast.

Haines signed a new three-year contract with Sussex in December 2024.

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.
8. "Sussex batter Haines signs new deal to 2027". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

External links

• Tom Haines at ESPNcricinfo

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