Tom Banton

Thomas Banton (born 11 November 1998) is an English cricketer.^[1] He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.^[2]

Tom Banton

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Banton
Born	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26) Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Relations	Colin Banton (father) Jacques Banton (brother)
International information
National side	England (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 255)	4 February 2020 v South Africa
Last ODI	12 February 2024 v India
T20I debut (cap 90)	5 November 2019 v New Zealand
Last T20I	10 June 2025 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–present	Somerset (squad no. 18)
2019/20	Brisbane Heat
2020	Peshawar Zalmi
2020	Kolkata Knight Riders
2021	Quetta Gladiators
2021–2022	Welsh Fire
2021	Colombo Stars
2023	Northern Superchargers
2024	Dubai Capitals
2024	Fortune Barishal
2024–present	Trent Rockets
2024/25	Brisbane Heat
2025	MI Emirates
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 7 17 52 25 Runs scored 172 360 2,758 696 Batting average 28.66 24.00 34.47 28.11 100s/50s 0/1 0/2 4/14 2/4 Top score 58 73 371 112 Catches/stumpings 3/– 11/0 29/0 17/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 August 2025

Domestic and franchise career

Banton made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Somerset in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017.^[3] He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2018 County Championship on 18 September 2018.^[4] In 2019, he became a regular in all three formats, scoring two centuries in Somerset's victorious Royal London One-Day Cup campaign as well as a maiden T20 century against Kent in the Vitality Blast.^[5][6]

Banton was signed by Brisbane Heat in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2019/20 season.^[7] In December 2019, he was drafted by Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise team Peshawar Zalmi as their Diamond Category pick at the 2020 PSL draft.^[8] Later the same month, in the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.^[9] Banton was set to play for the Brisbane Heat in the 2020–21 Big Bash League, but pulled out of the tournament on 5 December 2020.^[10]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[11] In July 2022, in the County Championship match against Essex, Banton scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.^[12]

Banton signed a two-year contract extension with Somerset in September 2024.^[13]

He made his maiden first-class triple century and the highest individual first-class score by a Somerset player when he compiled 371 against Worcestershire in the opening round of the 2025 County Championship.^[14][15]

International career

In December 2017, he was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[16]

In September 2019, Banton was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.^[17] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019.^[18] The following month, Banton was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.^[19] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa.^[20]

On 29 May 2020, Banton was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.^[21][22] On 9 July 2020, Banton was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against Ireland.^[23][24] On 27 July 2020, Banton was named in England's squad for the ODI series.^[25][26]

Banton was recalled for England to play the T20I series against the West Indies in 2025.