Tom Lace

Thomas Cresswell Lace (born 27 May 1998) is an English former cricketer.^[1] He played for Middlesex, Derbyshire and Gloucestershire.

Tom Lace

Lace in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Cresswell Lace
Born	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 27) Hammersmith, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman, wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 38 15 1 Runs scored 1,914 205 5 Batting average 29.90 15.76 5.00 100s/50s 4/9 0/0 0/0 Top score 143 48 5 Catches/stumpings 22/– 3/– 0/–
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]