Tom Haines
English cricketer (born 1998)
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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.
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Crawley, West Sussex, England
Haines batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Jacob Haines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1998 Crawley, West Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Sussex (squad no. 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 31 August 2016 Sussex v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 23 July 2021 Sussex v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Haines made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[1]
In September 2021, Haines became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in the 2021 County Championship.[2] He has attributed his improved form to increased practice.[3][4]
In April 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Haines scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 243 runs against Derbyshire.[5] 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.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 July 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 T20 Blast.[7]
Haines signed a new three-year contract with Sussex in December 2024.[8]
In November 2022, Haines was included in the England Lions squad for their trip to the UAE.[9] In the following years he was called up consistently as an opening batsman, often captaining the side.[10]
