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Tom Banton

Tom Banton

English cricketer

Thomas Banton (born 11 November 1998) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.[2]

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Domestic and franchise career

Banton made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Somerset in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2018 County Championship on 18 September 2018.[4] 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.[5][6]

Banton was signed by Brisbane Heat in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2019/20 season.[7] 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.[8] Later the same month, in the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[9] 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.[10]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[11] In July 2022, in the County Championship match against Essex, Banton scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[12]

International career

In December 2017, he was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[13]

In September 2019, Banton was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[14] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019.[15] The following month, Banton was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[16] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa.[17]

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.[18][19] 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.[20][21] On 27 July 2020, Banton was named in England's squad for the ODI series.[22][23]

References

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    "Tom Banton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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    "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Middlesex v Somerset at Uxbridge, Jul 16, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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    "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Sep 18-21 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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    "RECORDS / ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP, 2019 - SOMERSET / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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    "Vitality Blast, South Group: Somerset v Kent at Taunton, Aug 10, 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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    "English Prodigy Signs for BBL|09". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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    "PSL 2020: What the six teams look like". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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    "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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    "Brisbane Heat's Tom Banton pulls out of BBL as bubble life takes toll". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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    "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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    "James Rew, Tom Banton make contrasting maiden tons in dull draw". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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    "Brook tasked with World Cup mood swing". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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    "Bairstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "3rd T20I, England tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Nov 5 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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    "Buttler, Stokes and Archer back for South Africa T20Is, no room for Root". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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    "1st ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 4 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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    "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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    "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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    "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    "England Men name 14-strong squad for Royal London Series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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    "England v Ireland: David Willey & Reece Topley recalled for ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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