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Tom Banton
27England
- Right-handed strike-rotating opener
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First-class record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 49 | 79 | 2,616 | 34.88 | 62.1 | 4/13 | 371 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 17 | 669 | 44.60 | 65.0 | 1/1 | 371 |
Bowling
| Mat | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 49 | 66 | 0 | – | 2.18 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 24 | 0 | – | 2.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
Batting style
Ultra-aggressive middle-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 44.4 | 31.9 | |
| Average v pace | 38.7 | 29.3 | |
| Average v spin | 59.1 | 38.3 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 61 | 53 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 70 | 55 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 70 | 59 | |
| Dot % | 67.7 | 72.9 |
2,992 balls in first-class matches · Apr 2022 – Jul 2025
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- +0.1
- above an average player
Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +9.3
April 2025Now +0.12019202120232025
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 10 | 669 | 44.6 | 65.0 | 0 | – | 2.00 |
First-class streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 1/10 | 22% | 0 | 2 | 136152628410331443 |
- Tom Banton has made 50 or more in 1 of the last 10 First-class innings.
Last 10 first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2025 | Somerset | Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge | 14 & 43* | – | Drawn |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Somerset | Durham | The Cooper Associates County Ground | 10 & 33* | – | Somerset won by 5 wickets |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Somerset | Nottinghamshire | The Cooper Associates County Ground | 84 (179) | – | Drawn |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Somerset | Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 26 & 2 | – | Drawn |
| 16 May 2025 | Somerset | Sussex | The Cooper Associates County Ground | 6 & 15 | – | Somerset won by 5 wickets |
| 2 May 2025 | Somerset | Essex | The Cooper Associates County Ground | 12 & 13 | – | Somerset won by 3 wickets |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Somerset | Surrey | Kennington Oval | 26 & 3 | – | Surrey won by 8 wickets |
| 18 Apr 2025 | Somerset | Hampshire | The Rose Bowl | 5 (18) | – | Drawn |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Somerset | Sussex | County Ground, Hove | 6 & 0 | – | Sussex won by 260 runs |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Somerset | Worcestershire | The Cooper Associates County Ground | 371 (403) | 0/8 (4.0) | Drawn |
Records
- 1stMost hundreds in ILT20 history2
- 1stHighest partnerships in ILT20 history198
- =2ndFastest hundreds in ILT20 history52
- 2ndFastest fifties in the BBL since 2016/1716
- 3rdMost fours in ILT20 history107
- 4thHighest scores in ILT20 history105
- 5thMost runs in ILT20 history1,081
- =5thFastest fifties in ILT20 history21
- =7thMost sixes in an innings in ILT20 history7
- =10thMost fifties in ILT20 history5
- 10thMost fours in The Hundred95
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