| Tom Banton | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Thomas Banton |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | Opening batter |
| Family: | Colin Banton (father) Jacques Banton (brother) |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2019–2022 |
| Odidebutdate: | 4 February |
| Odidebutyear: | 2020 |
| Odidebutagainst: | South Africa |
| Odicap: | 255 |
| Lastodidate: | 4 August |
| Lastodiyear: | 2020 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Ireland |
| T20idebutdate: | 5 November |
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
| T20idebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| T20icap: | 90 |
| Lastt20idate: | 30 January |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | West Indies |
| Club1: | Somerset |
| Clubnumber1: | 18 |
| Club2: | Brisbane Heat |
| Year2: | 2019/20 |
| Club3: | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Year3: | 2020 |
| Club4: | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Year4: | 2020 |
| Club5: | Quetta Gladiators |
| Year5: | 2021 |
| Club6: | Welsh Fire |
| Year6: | 2021–2022 |
| Club7: | Colombo Stars |
| Year7: | 2021 |
| Club8: | Northern Superchargers |
| Year8: | 2023 |
| Club9: | Dubai Capitals |
| Year9: | 2024 |
| Club10: | Fortune Barishal |
| Year10: | 2024 |
| Club11: | Trent Rockets |
| Year11: | 2024 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 134 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.80 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 58 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 14 |
| Runs2: | 327 |
| Bat Avg2: | 23.35 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
| Top Score2: | 73 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 9/0 |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 42 |
| Runs3: | 2,089 |
| Bat Avg3: | 32.13 |
| 100S/50S3: | 3/13 |
| Top Score3: | 133 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 26/0 |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 24 |
| Runs4: | 658 |
| Bat Avg4: | 29.90 |
| 100S/50S4: | 2/4 |
| Top Score4: | 112 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 16/1 |
| Date: | 13 September 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/877051.html ESPNcricinfo |
Thomas Banton (born 11 November 1998) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.[2]
Banton made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Somerset in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2018 County Championship on 18 September 2018.[4] In 2019, he became a regular in all three formats, scoring two centuries in Somerset's victorious Royal London One-Day Cup campaign as well as a maiden T20 century against Kent in the Vitality Blast.[5] [6]
Banton was signed by Brisbane Heat in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2019/20 season.[7] In December 2019, he was drafted by Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise team Peshawar Zalmi as their Diamond Category pick at the 2020 PSL draft.[8] Later the same month, in the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[9] Banton was set to play for the Brisbane Heat in the 2020–21 Big Bash League, but pulled out of the tournament on 5 December 2020.[10]
In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[11] In July 2022, in the County Championship match against Essex, Banton scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[12]
Banton signed a two-year contract extension with Somerset in September 2024.[13]
In December 2017, he was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[14]
In September 2019, Banton was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[15] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019.[16] The following month, Banton was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[17] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa.[18]
On 29 May 2020, Banton was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] [20] On 9 July 2020, Banton was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against Ireland.[21] [22] On 27 July 2020, Banton was named in England's squad for the ODI series.[23] [24]