{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1998)}} {{for-multi|the American academic|Thomas H. Haines|the American politician|Thomas E. Haines}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Tom Haines | image = Willey gets Haines (51223300088) (Tom Haines cropped).jpg | caption = Haines batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021 | country = England | fullname = Thomas Jacob Haines | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|28}} | birth_place = Crawley, West Sussex, England | height = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | role = Batsman | club1 = Sussex | year1 = {{nowrap|2016–present}} | clubnumber1 = 20 | type1 = FC | debutdate1 = 31 August | debutyear1 = 2016 | debutfor1 = Sussex | debutagainst1 = Kent | type2 = List A | debutdate2 = 23 July | debutyear2 = 2021 | debutfor2 = Sussex | debutagainst2 = Lancashire | columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 94 | runs1 = 5,911 | bat avg1 = 37.64 | 100s/50s1 = 15/26 | top score1 = 243 | deliveries1 = 3,158 | wickets1 = 30 | bowl avg1 = 51.56 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/50 | catches/stumpings1 = 50/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 30 | runs2 = 1,159 | bat avg2 = 38.63 | 100s/50s2 = 2/7 | top score2 = 129 | deliveries2 = 120 | wickets2 = 1 | bowl avg2 = 122.00 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 1/22 | catches/stumpings2 = 12/– | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 4 | runs3 = 52 | bat avg3 = 13.00 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 27 | deliveries3 = – | wickets3 = – | bowl avg3 = – | fivefor3 = – | tenfor3 = – | best bowling3 = – | catches/stumpings3 = 0/– | date = 5 May 2026 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/tom-haines-737871 Cricinfo }} '''Thomas Jacob Haines''' (born 28 October 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed top-order batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace.
==Career== Haines made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250164.html |title=Group 2, Sedbergh, Jul 23 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
In September 2021, Haines became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in the 2021 County Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-2021-1244186/sussex-vs-middlesex-division-3-1271398/match-report-4 |title=Luke Hollman ten-for sees Middlesex wrap up crushing win over Sussex |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref> He has attributed his improved form to increased practice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/features/tom_haines_sussex_cricket_interview_coming_of_age.html|title=Tom Haines interview: How the Sussex opener came of age | the Cricketer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19220175.sussex-star-tom-haines-fallen-back-love-cricket/|title=Sussex star lost his love for cricket – but he is smiling now after century}}</ref>
In April 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Haines scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 243 runs against Derbyshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2022-1310355/derbyshire-vs-sussex-1297679/match-report |title=Cheteshwar Pujara, Tom Haines double centuries lead Sussex great escape |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> Along with Cheteshwar Pujara, Haines became the first batters to score double centuries in the same innings of a first-class match while following-on.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stats-cheteshwar-pujara-ends-his-century-drought-with-record-double-ton-1311319 |title=Stats - Pujara ends 52-innings century drought with record 201* |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref> He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 July 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 T20 Blast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1297916.html |title=South Group (D/N), Hove, July 03, 2022, Vitality Blast |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>
Haines signed a new three-year contract with Sussex in December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c623x7lww45o|title=Sussex batter Haines signs new deal to 2027|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 December 2024}}</ref>
In November 2022, Haines was included in the England Lions squad for their trip to the UAE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foundation.hppc.co.uk/news/foundation-news/569/569-Hurst-alumni-Tom-Haines-and-Jack-Carson-selected-for-England-Lions |title=Hurst alumni Tom Haines and Jack Carson selected for England Lions|work=Hurst Foundation |access-date=2 February 2026}}</ref> In the following years he was called up consistently as an opening batsman, often captaining the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/england-lions-england-a-952/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results |title=England Lions (England A) Results |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 February 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ESPNcricinfo|id=737871}}
{{Sussex County Cricket Club squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haines, Tom}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Crawley Category:Sussex cricket captains Category:English cricketers Category:Sussex cricketers Category:Cricketers from West Sussex Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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