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English cricketer

Tom Banton
Personal information
Full nameThomas Banton
Born (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26)
Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleOpening batter
RelationsColin Banton (father)
Jacques Banton (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 255)4 February 2020 v South Africa
Last ODI4 August 2020 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 90)5 November 2019 v New Zealand
Last T20I30 January 2022 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentSomerset (squad no. 18)
2019/20Brisbane Heat
2020Peshawar Zalmi
2020Kolkata Knight Riders
2021Quetta Gladiators
2021–2022Welsh Fire
2021Colombo Stars
2023Northern Superchargers
2024Dubai Capitals
2024Fortune Barishal
2024Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 6 14 42 24
Runs scored 134 327 2,089 658
Batting average 26.80 23.35 32.13 29.90
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 3/13 2/4
Top score 58 73 133 112
Catches/stumpings 2/– 9/0 26/0 16/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 September 2024

Thomas Banton (born 11 November 1998) is an English cricketer. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.

Domestic and franchise career

Banton made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Somerset in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017. He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2018 County Championship on 18 September 2018. In 2019, he became a regular in all three formats, scoring two centuries in Somerset's victorious Royal London One-Day Cup campaign as well as a maiden T20 century against Kent in the Vitality Blast.

Banton was signed by Brisbane Heat in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2019/20 season. In December 2019, he was drafted by Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise team Peshawar Zalmi as their Diamond Category pick at the 2020 PSL draft. Later the same month, in the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League. Banton was set to play for the Brisbane Heat in the 2020–21 Big Bash League, but pulled out of the tournament on 5 December 2020.

In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred. In July 2022, in the County Championship match against Essex, Banton scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

Banton signed a two-year contract extension with Somerset in September 2024.

International career

In December 2017, he was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

In September 2019, Banton was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019. The following month, Banton was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa.

On 29 May 2020, Banton was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 July 2020, Banton was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against Ireland. On 27 July 2020, Banton was named in England's squad for the ODI series.

References

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  12. "James Rew, Tom Banton make contrasting maiden tons in dull draw". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. "Banton signs Somerset contract extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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  20. "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  21. "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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  23. "England Men name 14-strong squad for Royal London Series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  24. "England v Ireland: David Willey & Reece Topley recalled for ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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