Tom Stayt
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Thomas Patrick Stayt is an English
cricket
er. Stayt is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast
. He was born in Salisbury
, Wiltshire
and later undertook further education at Exeter University.
One of the first graduates of the Gloucestershire cricket academy, where he spent four years, Stayt
made his debut for Gloucestershire
in a first-class
match against Middlesex
in the 2007 County Championship
, claiming his maiden first-class wicket in the match when he dismissed Andrew Strauss
. He made two further first-class appearances in the 2007 season
against Leicestershire
and Middlesex. In 2008, he made his List A debut against Somerset
in the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy
. The following season he made three further List A appearances for Gloucestershire in the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy
. In his four List A matches, he took 3 wickets at an average
of 43.33, with best figures of 2/51. During the 2009 season, he played his last first-class match against Leicestershire in the County Championship
, which was also his first since 2007. In his total of four first-class matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 49.16, with best figures of 3/51. He was released by Gloucestershire at the end of the 2009 season
and currently works as a personal trainer in Bath, Somerset.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Stayt is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
and later undertook further education at Exeter University.
One of the first graduates of the Gloucestershire cricket academy, where he spent four years, Stayt
made his debut for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in a first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in the 2007 County Championship
2007 County Championship
The 2007 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away...
, claiming his maiden first-class wicket in the match when he dismissed Andrew Strauss
Andrew Strauss
Andrew John Strauss, OBE is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and is the captain of England's Test cricket team. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favours scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots...
. He made two further first-class appearances in the 2007 season
2007 English cricket season
The 2007 English cricket season began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's.-Roll of honour:Test series*England v West Indies: 4 Tests - England won 3–0....
against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
and Middlesex. In 2008, he made his List A debut against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy
2008 Friends Provident Trophy
The 2008 Friends Provident Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between April 20 and August 16, 2008. The tournament was won by Essex.- Format :...
. The following season he made three further List A appearances for Gloucestershire in the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy
2009 Friends Provident Trophy
The 2009 Friends Provident Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 19 April and 25 July 2009. The competition was won by Hampshire Hawks who beat the Sussex Sharks by 6 wickets at Lord's.- Format :...
. In his four List A matches, he took 3 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 43.33, with best figures of 2/51. During the 2009 season, he played his last first-class match against Leicestershire in the County Championship
2009 County Championship
The 2009 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away...
, which was also his first since 2007. In his total of four first-class matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 49.16, with best figures of 3/51. He was released by Gloucestershire at the end of the 2009 season
2009 English cricket season
-Knockout stage:-External links:* from Cricinfo...
and currently works as a personal trainer in Bath, Somerset.
External links
- Tom Stayt at ESPNcricinfo
- Tom Stayt at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...