Tom Andrews (cricketer)

{{short description|Australian cricketer}} {{For|the Australian Test cricketer of the 1920s|Tommy Andrews (cricketer)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Tom Andrews | country = Australia | fullname = Thomas David Andrews | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|07}} | birth_place = [[Darwin, Northern Territory]], Australia | batting = Left-handed | bowling = [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] | role = [[All-rounder]]

| club1 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2014/15–2019/20}} | club2 = [[Adelaide Strikers]] | year2 = {{nowrap|2016/17–2018/19}} | club3 = [[Melbourne Renegades]] | year3 = {{nowrap|2019/20–2020/21}} | club4 = [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] | year4 = {{nowrap|2020/21–2022/23}} | club5 = [[Hobart Hurricanes]] | year5 = {{nowrap|2022/23}} | club6 = [[Sydney Thunder]] | year6 = {{nowrap|2024/25}} | clubnumber1 = 29 | type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | debutdate1 = 2 December | debutyear1 = 2015 | debutfor1 = [[Cricket Australia XI]] | debutagainst1 = [[West Indian Cricket Team|West Indians]] | type2 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | debutdate2 = 24 July | debutyear2 = 2014 | debutfor2 = National Performance Squad | debutagainst2 = [[India A cricket team|India A]] | columns = 3 | column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches1 = 17 | runs1 = 616 | bat avg1 = 26.78 | 100s/50s1 = 1/3 | top score1 = 101 | deliveries1 = 3,400 | wickets1 = 34 | bowl avg1 = 53.50 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 6/40 | catches/stumpings1 = 7/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/605566.html Cricinfo | date = 25 October | year = 2024 }}

'''Thomas David Andrews''' (born 7 October 1994) is an Australian [[cricket]]er. He is an [[all-rounder]] who [[Batting (cricket)|bats]] left-handed and bowls [[Left-arm orthodox spin|slow left-arm orthodox]] deliveries. He plays for [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]], having previously played for [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]], the [[Adelaide Strikers]] and the [[Melbourne Renegades]].

==Youth career== Born in [[Darwin, Northern Territory]], Andrews started his cricket career playing for the Darwin Eagles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/northern-territory-products-tom-andrews-and-jake-weatherald-will-play-sheffield-shield-cricket-together-for-south-australia/news-story/364df05530782f82a6b2db457f9c0022?nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1513078042|title=Northern Territory products Tom Andrews and Jake Weatherald will play Sheffield Shield cricket together for South Australia|last=Gerrans|first=Jordan|date=24 February 2016|access-date=12 December 2017|newspaper=[[Northern Territory News|NT News]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref> He represented the Northern Territory in both Under-17 and Under-19 National Championships and started playing for [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia Under-23s]] in the [[Futures League]] in 2012.<ref name=cricket>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/players/tom-andrews/9BTJHBLssEaseOLXCoLOqw|title=Tom Andrews|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[Cricket Australia|cricket.com.au]]}}</ref> Andrews also represented [[Australia national under-19 cricket team|Australia]] at under-19 level, his best performance being a five-wicket haul against [[Zimbabwe national under-19 cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in a thumping 147-run win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/674255.html|title=All-round Australia thump Zimbabwe|date=25 September 2013|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> In total Andrews played 16 Youth ODIs for Australia, including at the [[2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]], taking 26 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/605566.html?class=21;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=All-round records {{!}} Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

==Domestic career== Andrews made his [[List A cricket|one-day]] debut on 24 July 2014 for the [[Australia National Performance Squad]] against [[India A cricket team|India A]], as part of the [[Australia A Team Quadrangular Series in 2014]]. He scored twelve runs and took a wicket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10643/scorecard/735791/National-Performance-Squad-vs-India-A-6th-Match-quadrangular-a-team-one-day-series-australia/|title=6th Match, Quadrangular A-Team One-Day Series (Australia) at Darwin, Jul 24 2014|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> For the 2014–15 summer he was given a rookie contract with [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] and performed well in both the Futures League and in grade cricket for Woodville Cricket Club. During the grade cricket season he scored 469 runs at a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 52.11 and took 26 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 21.81. Thanks to his form his rookie contract was renewed for the 2015–16 summer.<ref name=stellar>{{cite news|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/cricket/territory-cricketer-tom-andrews-rewarded-for-stellar-season/news-story/120ac90d60c1824e73e6bd92c367364a?nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1513079097|title=Territory cricketer Tom Andrews rewarded for stellar season|last=McArdle|first=Jordan|date=21 April 2015|access-date=12 December 2017|newspaper=[[Northern Territory News|NT News]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref>

During the 2015 winter Andrews trained in England with Bashley Rydal on a scholarship.<ref name=craft>{{cite news|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/cricket/tom-andrews-and-jake-weatherald-are-set-to-return-where-they-learnt-their-craft-in-the-darwin-and-districts-cricket-competition/news-story/ddcbb588fdb8e14e607ebd2a464ac41d?nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1513079650|title=Tom Andrews and Jake Weatherald are set to return where they learnt their craft in the Darwin and Districts cricket competition|last=Gerrans|first=Jordan|date=25 March 2016|access-date=12 December 2017|newspaper=[[Northern Territory News|NT News]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref> Andrews went on to play his first one-day matches for South Australia in the [[2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup]], being included in the state's 14-man squad for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/922721.html|title=South Australia name Matador Cup squad|date=23 September 2015|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> During the tournament he took 4/41, the best bowling figures for the match, in a big win over [[Cricket Australia XI]] that took South Australia into the elimination final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/931112.html|title=Spinners put Redbacks into elimination final|date=21 October 2015|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> Overall he performed well, taking nine wickets from eight matches, and as a result he was included in the Cricket Australia XI squad to take on the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indians]] in their [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16|tour of Australia]], his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] debut.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/territory-leftarm-spinner-tom-andrews-named-in-cricket-australia-xi-against-west-indies/news-story/2e6b60707d5eebf2dafa15a6f05a788a|title=Territory left-arm spinner Tom Andrews named in Cricket Australia XI against West Indies|last=McArdle|first=Jordan|date=25 November 2015|access-date=12 December 2017|newspaper=[[Northern Territory News|NT News]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11203/scorecard/942611/Cricket-Australia-XI-vs-West-Indians-Tour-Match-west-indies-tour-of-australia-2015-16/|title=Tour Match, West Indies tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 2-5 2015|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> His fortunes continued to improve and he made his [[Sheffield Shield]] debut for South Australia when their usual spin bowler, [[Adam Zampa]] had been selected to play for Australia in the [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17|Chappell–Hadlee Trophy]], and he impressed with a four-wicket haul.<ref name=cricket/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntcricket.com.au/news/tom-andrews-ss-debut/2016-02-03|title=Tom Andrews on the rise|date=3 February 2016|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[Northern Territory Cricket|ntcricket.com.au]]}}</ref> South Australia made it to the Sheffield Shield final, but Andrews wasn't included in the team (he was there as their twelfth man) as they decided to play with four [[Fast bowling|fast bowlers]].<ref name=craft/>

After breaking into both the first-class and one-day teams for South Australia, Andrews was upgraded from his rookie contract to a full contract with the team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/998243.html|title=Cosgrove and Cooper cut by South Australia|date=15 April 2016|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> and rather than going back to England to train he went back to Darwin to play with the Darwin Eagles in the newly formed Darwin and Districts cricket competition.<ref name=craft/> He spent most of the 2016–17 season playing in the Futures League, but was brought into the [[Adelaide Strikers]] team as an injury replacement for [[2016–17 Big Bash League season|BBL{{!}}06]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saca.com.au/teams/redbacks/tom-andrews|title=Tom Andrews|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[South Australian Cricket Association|saca.com.au]]}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut for the Strikers on 31 December 2016.<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1023601.html |title=11th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Dec 31 2016|accessdate=31 December 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> He was brought into South Australia's Sheffield Shield squad for the Sheffield Shield final as a potential second spin bowler because the pitch at [[Traeger Park]] in [[Alice Springs]] is traditionally a spinner-friendly pitch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/18973409/south-australia-call-tom-andrews-shield-final|title=South Australia call up second spinner for Shield final|last=Brettig|first=Daniel|date=22 March 2017|access-date=12 December 2017|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Cricinfo|id=605566}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Tom}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1994 births]] [[Category:South Australia cricketers]] [[Category:Tasmania cricketers]] [[Category:Adelaide Strikers cricketers]] [[Category:Melbourne Renegades cricketers]] [[Category:Sydney Thunder cricketers]] [[Category:Hobart Hurricanes cricketers]] [[Category:Cricket Australia XI cricketers]] [[Category:Cricketers from the Northern Territory]]