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Full name Thomas Westley
Born March 13, 1989, Cambridge
Current age 19 years 118 days
Major teams Cambridgeshire, England Under-19s, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Marylebone Cricket Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

First-class

530

93*

26.50

1105

47.96

List A

18.50

78.72

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

First-class

120

1/19

41.00

4.10

60.0

List A

Career statistics

First-class debut

Cambridge UCCE v Essex at Cambridge, May 9-11, 2007 scorecard

Last First-class

Middlesex v Essex at Lord's, Jun 6-9, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

Essex v Sri Lankans at Chelmsford, Jun 9, 2006 scorecard

Last List A

Northamptonshire v Essex at Northampton, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard

Tom Westley is a promising young batsman who joined the Essex Academy as a 14-year-old in 2003 and has since worked his way into the first-team squad. Made his first-team debut in the one-day tourist match against Sri Lanka at Chelmsford in June 2006. Despite struggling to make the runs in the 2nd XI that his talent dictates last season he did show good signs with the ball as an off-spin bowler. Westley went to the World Cricket Academy in Mumbai as part of a five-strong Academy contingent in February 2007 having visited Perth the previous December for three weeks on a Graham Gooch Scholarship. He impressed enough there and in the indoor nets upon his return to be asked to join up with the first-team on their pre-season tour to Dubai and Abu Dhabi (and also featured in several of the pre-season matches back home).

He has impressed many a wise judge at Essex (John Childs, Paul Grayson and Graham Gooch) with his ability with the bat and they also believe he can develop into a useful off-spinner to boot (match figures of 9-91 against Middlesex in the SEC was his most impressive performance either bat or ball last season). His chances have improved with the severe losses experienced by Essex to their batting order of late in Andy Flower (retirement), Ronnie Irani (retirement), Alastair Cook (England), Ravinder Bopara (likely England ODI in the summer) but they only place their faith in youth because they have confidence in it.
Cricinfo staff April 2007

Feb 13, 2008

Tom Westley profile picture © Getty Images

Aug 5, 2007

Tom Westley is bowled by Imad Wasim for 7 © Getty Images

Aug 5, 2007

Tom Westley bagged four wickets with his offspin © Getty Images

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