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]
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]
Banton signed a two-year contract extension with Somerset in September 2024.[ 13]
International career
In December 2017, he was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup .[ 14]
In September 2019, Banton was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand .[ 15] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand , on 5 November 2019.[ 16] The following month, Banton was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa .[ 17] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa .[ 18]
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 .[ 19] [ 20] 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 .[ 21] [ 22] On 27 July 2020, Banton was named in England's squad for the ODI series.[ 23] [ 24]
References
^ "Tom Banton" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 16 July 2017 .
^ "20 cricketers for the 2020s" . The Cricketer Monthly . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Middlesex v Somerset at Uxbridge, Jul 16, 2017" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 16 July 2017 .
^ "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Sep 18-21 2018" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 September 2018 .
^ "RECORDS / ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP, 2019 - SOMERSET / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2020 .
^ "Vitality Blast, South Group: Somerset v Kent at Taunton, Aug 10, 2019" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2020 .
^ "English Prodigy Signs for BBL|09" . Brisbane Heat . Retrieved 9 October 2019 .
^ "PSL 2020: What the six teams look like" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 7 December 2019 .
^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 20 December 2019 .
^ "Brisbane Heat's Tom Banton pulls out of BBL as bubble life takes toll" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 5 December 2020 .
^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
^ "James Rew, Tom Banton make contrasting maiden tons in dull draw" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 July 2022 .
^ "Banton signs Somerset contract extension" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2024 .
^ "Brook tasked with World Cup mood swing" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 11 December 2017 .
^ "Bairstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 23 September 2019 .
^ "3rd T20I, England tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Nov 5 2019" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 5 November 2019 .
^ "Buttler, Stokes and Archer back for South Africa T20Is, no room for Root" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2019 .
^ "1st ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 4 2020" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 4 February 2020 .
^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
^ "England Men name 14-strong squad for Royal London Series" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
^ "England v Ireland: David Willey & Reece Topley recalled for ODI series" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
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