One of the four specialized spinners chosen for England’s tour to India is Tom Hartley. England has selected the team, considering the conditions in India. Tom Hartley could become a revelation in the upcoming series. Ahead of the series, let us look at his records in international and domestic matches.
Who is Tom Hartley?
England bowler Tom Hartley is twenty-four years old. Hartley’s father won a gold medal at the European Championships.
Hartley used to practice cricket and football during his early days. When he was younger, Hartley played football, but life took a U-turn and now he will travel with England to India for a five-match Test series.
In the home circuit in England, Hartley represented Lancashire. Since making his first-class debut in 2020, he has been phenomenal with his bowling.
Hartley made his international debut on 23 September 2023 against Ireland in an ODI match.
Tom Hartley stats in International cricket
The English spinner has played two ODI matches but failed to take any wickets. Both matches were against Ireland.
| FORMAT | Mat | Wkts | Ave | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 2 | 0 | – | 4.80 |
Tom Hartley in domestic cricket
Hartley has outstanding records in first-class cricket. Featuring 20 matches, he has taken 40 scalps with the best spell of 8/80 in a match. In T20s, he has 68 wickets in 82 matches with 7.85 economy.
| FORMAT | Mat | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 20 | 40 | 5/52 | 8/80 | 36.57 | 2.60 |
| List A | 5 | 1 | 1/46 | 1/46 | 215.00 | 5.78 |
| T20s | 82 | 68 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 26.47 | 7.85 |
England Test squad for India series: Ben Stokes (C), James Anderson, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoib Bashir, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (Wk), Dan Lawrence, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
Squad for first 2 Tests vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan
