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Tom Banton
27England
- Right-handed strike-rotating opener
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T20 record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Balls | Avg | SR | HS | 50s | 4s | 6s | Dot % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 243 | 234 | 5,830 | 4,065 | 27.10 | 143.4 | 107 | 36 | 598 | 244 | 37.9 |
| ILT20 | 35 | 35 | 1,081 | 804 | 34.90 | 134.5 | 105 | 7 | 107 | 38 | 37.4 |
| Blast | 93 | 91 | 2,580 | 1,730 | 30.40 | 149.1 | 107 | 18 | 282 | 111 | 37.9 |
| The Hundred | 44 | 43 | 922 | 666 | 22.50 | 138.4 | 81 | 3 | 95 | 35 | 37.7 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 10 | 193 | 108 | 27.60 | 178.7 | 67 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 23.1 |
Batting style
Strike-rotating opener
PowerplayOvers 1–6
Strike rate131Par 133Balls per dismissal25Par 21Middle oversOvers 7–15
Strike rate151Par 127Balls per dismissal23Par 21DeathOvers 16–20
Strike rate208Par 153Balls per dismissal19Par 12
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 34.4 | 25.9 | |
| Strike rate | 146 | 132 | |
| Boundary % | 20.4 | 17.8 | |
| Dot % | 35.1 | 39.4 | |
| Sixes, % of boundaries | 28 | 29 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 140 | 136 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 154 | 123 | |
| Strike rate, first 10 balls | 126 | 120 |
2,057 balls in T20s · Feb 2024 – Sept 2026
Compare with other playersStrengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Death (overs 16–20), battingSR 196 (field 156 across ILT20, T20 Blast and 2 more)
- Six-hittingone every 16.7 balls (field 21.0 across T20 Blast, ILT20 and 7 more)
- Middle overs, battingSR 152 (field 128 across T20 Blast, ILT20 and 6 more)
By phase
| Balls faced | SR | Out | Balls bowled | Econ | Wkts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerplay | 2,340 | 133.4 | 109 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Middle overs | 1,544 | 152.5 | 89 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Death (overs 16–20) | 181 | 196.1 | 17 | 0 | – | 0 |
Men's T20
- Runs a match
- +2.1
- above an average player
Men's T20 batting, runs a match
AveragePeak 4.8 above
January 2020Now 2.1 above20182020202220242026- ICC rank
- 90
- 451 points
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 88 | 2,072 | 30.0 | 146.0 | – | – | – |
Teams
- EnglandInternationalLast T20I Sept 2026
- Sharjah WarriorzILT20|5Bats at 2 · Opener · New signing · Overseas
- SomersetT20 Blast10 appearances in the club's latest season
- Trent RocketsThe Hundred*4 appearances in the club's latest season
- Delhi BullsAbu Dhabi T10Last played Dec 2024
Leagues
| Years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast | 2017–2026 | 93 | 2,580 | 30.40 | 149.1 | – | – |
| The Hundred* | 2021–2026 | 44 | 922 | 22.50 | 138.4 | – | – |
| ILT20 | 2023–2026 | 35 | 1,081 | 34.90 | 134.5 | – | – |
| BBL | 2019–2025 | 10 | 262 | 26.20 | 169.0 | – | – |
| PSL | 2020–2021 | 9 | 83 | 10.40 | 122.1 | – | – |
| LPL | 2021 | 8 | 109 | 13.60 | 107.9 | – | – |
| IPL | 2020 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 90.0 | – | – |
| BPL | 2024 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 108.3 | – | – |
T20 streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30+ score | 4/10 | 35% | 1 | 4 | 39010672231101052 |
- Tom Banton has made 30 or more in 4 of the last 10 T20 innings.
Last 10 T20s
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept 2026 | England | Sri Lanka | Old Trafford | – | – | Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts |
| 17 Sept 2026 | England | Sri Lanka | Sophia Gardens | 52* (24) | – | Won by 6 wicketsW 6 wkts |
| 15 Sept 2026 | England | Sri Lanka | The Rose Bowl | 10 (10) | – | Won by 119 runsW 119 runs |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Trent Rockets | Manchester Super Giants | Old Trafford | 10 (6) | – | Won by 6 wicketsW 6 wkts |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Trent Rockets | Welsh Fire | Sophia Gardens | 31* (15) | – | Won by 9 wicketsW 9 wkts |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Trent Rockets | London Spirit | Trent Bridge | 22 (14) | – | Won by 4 wicketsW 4 wkts |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Trent Rockets | Birmingham Phoenix | Edgbaston | 67 (32) | – | Lost by 10 runsL 10 runs |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Somerset | Northamptonshire | Edgbaston | 0 (1) | – | Lost by 17 runsL 17 runs |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Somerset | Yorkshire | Headingley | 1 (5) | – | Won by 2 wicketsW 2 wkts |
| 11 Jul 2026 | England | India | The Rose Bowl | – | – | Won by 56 runsW 56 runs |
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
Read more
- England central contracts 2026-27: two years for Crocombe, none for HillRob Key's contract list hands two years to one big Sussex summer while the seamer our red-ball ratings rank fifth in the country is left with nothing at all.
- Twenty-one wickets at 8.76 and the England contracts still to comeOllie Robinson spent two years without an England contract, then took 21 Pakistan wickets at 8.76. As the ECB draws up its next list, the county seamers it overlooked for the Ashes are waiting too.
- A thirteen-ball fifty and no Hundred dealKamran Dhariwal hit a thirteen-ball fifty and Sam Hain went without a bid. The Hundred’s auction left six English cricketers with a case to answer on the pitch.
- What does Tom Banton's maiden ODI century promise England?Banton's early scoring rate already cleared a useful benchmark. His century raises the harder question of how often he can make that tempo count.