Tom New

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Tom New
Image:Tom New
England
Personal information
Full name Thomas James New
Nickname Newy
Born 18 January 1985 (1985-01-18) (age 23)
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting style Left-hand
Domestic team information
Years Team
2004–present Leicestershire
Career statistics
FC LA
Matches 34 24
Runs scored 1794 549
Batting average 34.50 24.95
100s/50s 1/16 0/3
Top score 125 68
Balls bowled 169 0
Wickets 4 0
Bowling average 42.00 n/a
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/18 n/a
Catches/stumpings 39/3 1/1

As of 26 November 2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

Tom New (born 18 January 1985 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire) is an English cricket player. He is currently playing for Leicestershire. New is a wicketkeeper/batsman who has represented his country at Under 19 level.

New began playing for Nottinghamshire at Under 11 level and represented the Midlands from Under 13 through to Under 15 level. In 2000 he was the England captain for the Under 15 World Cup and took his side to the semi-finals before they were beaten by Pakistan. The promising wicket-keeper switched to Leicestershire and played for the county’s Under 19s, Cricket Board and second XI. He was part of England’s squad for the Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh in February 2004 and made his first-class debut in May 2004 when he played in a four-day tour match against New Zealand, taking three catches.

New has had his progress into the Leicestershire team blocked by Paul Nixon but having recently signed a new two year contract with the club, seems to be set to replace the England keeper once he hangs up his gloves. New received the NBC Denis Compton Award for the most promising Leicestershire player in 2003 and 2004.[1]

Despite being kept from the wicketkeeper spot when Nixon was playing, New was picked in the team as a specialist batsman during 2007 when not acting as wicketkeeper. He played in all 15 of Leicestershire's County Championship matches in 2007, scoring 832 runs at an average of 33.28 and including 8 half centuries.[2] He also scored his maiden first class century in 2007, making 125 against Oxford UCCE.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tom New player profile. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  2. ^ Tom New first class season by season averages. Cricket Archive. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  3. ^ Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence v Leicestershire 23-25 May 2007 scorecard. Cricket Archive. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.

[edit] External links

LEICESTERSHIRE CCC - Current squad

3 Nixon • 5 Allenby • 15 Henderson • 17 Snape • 18 New • 19 Boyce • 22 Naik • 23 Ackerman • 25 Cummins • 27 Rowe • 30 Gurney • 40 Kruger • ?? du Toit • ?? Lawson • Coach Tim Boon
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