Tom Lace
English cricketer (born 1998)
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Thomas Cresswell Lace (born 27 May 1998) is an English former cricketer.[1] He played for Middlesex, Derbyshire and Gloucestershire.
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Hammersmith, London, England
Lace in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Cresswell Lace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1998 Hammersmith, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Middlesex (squad no. 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Derbyshire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Gloucestershire (squad no. 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 29 August 2018 Derbys v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lace came through the youth setup at Middlesex.[2] He spent two seasons on loan with Derbyshire, making his first-class debut for them in the 2018 County Championship on 29 August 2018,[3] and his List A debut on 19 April 2019, in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.[4]
Having scored 835 runs, including three centuries, at an average of 43.33 in the County Championship for Derbyshire in 2019, Lace returned to Middlesex where he signed a new contract to keep him at the club through the 2022 season.[5] In August 2020, he joined Gloucestershire, after Middlesex agreed to let him go.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 29 May 2022, for Gloucestershire against the Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI during their tour of England.[7] Gloucestershire announced at the end of the 2023 season that his contract would not be renewed, Lace subsequently confirmed his retirement.[8]
