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Full name | Thomas Barclay Sole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | David Sole (father) Chris Sole (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 65) | 16 January 2018 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 20 August 2019 v PNG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 51) | 19 September 2019 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 31 October 2019 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 September 2020 |
Thomas Barclay Sole (born 12 June 1996) is a Scottish cricketer. He made his List A debut for Northamptonshire against the South Africans team on 21 May 2017, during South Africa's tour of England. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Scotland against Ireland in the 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.
In March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match against Hong Kong at the Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo, Sole took four wickets for fifteen runs. Scotland won the match by 4 wickets after Hong Kong were bowled out for 92 runs. Sole was named as the player of the match for his performance.
He made his Twenty20 debut for Northamptonshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 17 August 2018. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He made his T20I debut for Scotland, against the Netherlands, on 19 September 2019. However, on 24 October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that his bowling action was found to be illegal. He was suspended from bowling in international cricket matches until an assessment shows that his bowling action is legal.
His father, David, played rugby union for Scotland and his brother, Chris, also plays cricket for Scotland.
References
- "Tom Sole". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "South Africa tour of England, Tour Match: Northamptonshire v South Africans at Northampton, May 21, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- "3rd Match, United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series at Dubai, Jan 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "8th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Bulawayo, Mar 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "Tom Sole sinks Hong Kong with 4 for 15". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Leicester, Aug 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "5th Match, Ireland Tri-Nation T20I Series at Dublin (Malahide), Sep 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Bowling actions of Kumar, Sole and Abioye found to be illegal". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Sole shakers: The family driving Scottish sport forward". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.