Tom Hartley Quick Info | |
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Height | 6 ft 4 in |
Weight | 70 kg |
Date of Birth | May 3, 1999 |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Eye Color | Blue |
Tom Hartley is an English cricketer who has played for Lancashire and the England national team. He made his Test Cricket debut in 2024 in a match against India and took 9 wickets.
Full Name
Tom William Hartley
Nick Name
Tom
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Ormskirk, West Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Residence
Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Occupation
Cricketer
Family
- Father – William John Hartley (also known as Bill Hartley) (Former athlete who won a silver medal representing England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand as well as a 4x400m gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships; Has run the family floriculture business in Lydiate)
- Mother – Ann-Louise (Florist, Has run the family floriculture business in Lydiate)
- Siblings – Annabelle Hartley (Sister) (Florist)
Manager
Tom Hartley has been signed with Insignia Sports.
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Slow left-arm orthodox
Build
Slim
Height
6 ft 4 in or 193 cm
Weight
70 kg or 154.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Towering height
- Receding hairline
Tom Hartley Facts
- On August 1, 2020, he made his first-class debut for Lancashire in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.
- On August 27, 2020, Tom Hartley went on to make his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2020 T20 Blast.
- For the 2022 season of The Hundred, he was bought by the Manchester Originals in April 2022.
- It was in September 2023 that Tom Hartley made his ODI debut for England in a match against Ireland.
- He was included in England’s ODI squad to face West Indies in December 2023.
- In January 2024, Tom Hartley made it to the England squad for their five-match test series against India. Many people were concerned with the decision to select him as one of the frontline spinners for the tour but the decision ended up being a surprising choice. He subsequently made his test debut against India in the first match of the test series at Hyderabad in January 2024. He was able to take only two wickets in the first innings of his debut test but then registered his first five-wicket haul during the second innings where he eventually took seven wickets. This seven-second-innings wicket haul was the best by an England spinner on debut since Jim Laker in 1948.
- Tom Hartley has supported Everton F.C.
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