Thomas James Prest (born 24 March 2003) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 25 June 2021, for Hampshire in the 2021 T20 Blast.[2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, Prest scored a triple century for the Second XI team in May 2021.[3] On 6 July 2021, he made his first-class debut, for Hampshire in the 2021 County Championship, as a replacement player for James Vince.[4] He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Hampshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[5]

Tom Prest
Personal information
Full name
Thomas James Prest
Born (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)
Wimborne, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentHampshire (squad no. 24)
First-class debut6 July 2021 Hampshire v Surrey
List A debut22 July 2021 Hampshire v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 18 39 37
Runs scored 808 1,166 749
Batting average 36.72 31.51 21.40
100s/50s 4/1 2/7 0/5
Top score 156 181 64
Balls bowled 279 407 36
Wickets 4 13 2
Bowling average 47.75 27.30 21.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/32 3/41 1/8
Catches/stumpings 12/– 11/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 December 2024

In December 2021, he was named as the captain of England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[6]

In August 2022, he scored 181 from 138 balls against Kent in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Prest". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "South Group (N), Taunton, Jun 25 2021, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Tom Prest hits triple century - after sitting his A-Levels". Vimps at the Crease. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Group 2, Southampton, Jul 4 - 7 2021, County Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Southampton, Jul 22 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Hampshire vs Kent". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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