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Tom Banton

Full name: Tom Banton

Born: November 11, 1998, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Current age: 21 years 61 days

Major teams: Brisbane Heat, England Under-19s, Somerset 2nd XI, Warwickshire 2nd XI,

Warwickshire Under-13s, Warwickshire Under-14s, Warwickshire Under-15s,

Warwickshire Under-17s, PSL Peshawar Zalmi Team.

National side: England

Playing role: Opening batsman

Batting style: Right-hand bat

Fielding position: Wicketkeeper

Tom Banton was the breakout star of the 2019 local season as his colorful stroke-making at the highest point of the Somerset request shot him into England’s T20 squad and drew consideration from establishments from around the globe. A tall, imaginative player who has drawn normal examinations with Kevin Pietersen and Jos Buttler, Banton’s most attractive shots are his hockey-propelled turn around slaps and scoops, however, he is similarly skilled driving straight down the ground and hitting through midwicket.

Banton was a piece of Warwickshire’s institute before moving south to complete his tutoring at King’s College, Taunton, and before long established a connection subsequent to exchanging areas. He captained England’s Under-19 side in the frustrating 2018 World Cup and demonstrated flashes of his capacity in Somerset hues the accompanying summer.

However, it was in 2019 that he made his genuine achievement. In the wake of making specialized changes under the mentorship of Marcus Trescothick, he scored 454 runs in Somerset’s triumphant One-Day Cup battle, including scores of 112, 59 and 69 in the three knockouts games, before whipping 549 more in the Vitality Blast. His broadcast 52-ball 100 against Kent was the innings of the competition, and an England call came toward the finish of the period.

Batting and fielding averages

Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	Balls	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Twenty20 international	3	3	0	56	31	18.66	34	164.71	0	0	6	3	4	0
First-class	12	21	0	570	79	27.14	979	58.22	0	5	77	5	7	0
List A one-day	18	17	0	524	112	30.82	607	86.33	2	3	54	13	14	1
List A Twenty20	26	25	1	815	100	33.95	511	159.49	1	6	88	41	11	3
Youth Test	2	4	1	180	137	60.00	228	78.95	1	0	28	2	0	0
Youth ODI	18	18	0	451	112	25.05	527	85.58	1	3	50	8	17	1

Bowling averages

Bowling	Mat	Inns	O	M	R	W	Ave	Econ	SR	BBI	BBM	4w	5w	10w
Twenty20 international	3	0	0.0	0		0				–	–	0	0	0
First-class	12	0	0.0	0		0				–	–	0	0	0
List A one-day	18	0	0.0	0		0				–	–	0	0	0
List A Twenty20	26	0	0.0	0		0				–	–	0	0	0
Youth Test	2	0	0.0	0		0				–	–	0	0	0
Youth ODI	18	0	0.0	0		0				–	–	0	0	0

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
17	Heat	v Hurricanes	Brisbane	9 Jan 2020	T20
56	Heat	v Syd Thunder	Sydney	6 Jan 2020	T20
8	Heat	v Hurricanes	Hobart	3 Jan 2020	T20
7	Heat	v Scorchers	Carrara	1 Jan 2020	T20
64	Heat	v Melb Stars	Carrara	20 Dec 2019	T20
0c/0s, 16	Heat	v Syd Thunder	Brisbane	17 Dec 2019	T20
80	Qalandars	v Tuskers	Abu Dhabi	21 Nov 2019	Other OD
9	Qalandars	v Gladiators	Abu Dhabi	19 Nov 2019	Other OD
4	Qalandars	v Arabians	Abu Dhabi	17 Nov 2019	Other OD
53*	Qalandars	v Warriors	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2019	Other OD