Thomas Poynton

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Tom Poynton
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Poynton
Born (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 34)
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2016Derbyshire (squad no. 23)
FC debut8 July 2007 Derbyshire v Middlesex
Last FC26 June 2016 Derbyshire v Kent
LA debut16 July 2007 Derbyshire v Glamorgan
Last LA12 June 2016 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 47 31 39
Runs scored 1,155 173 275
Batting average 18.62 11.53 15.27
100s/50s 1/6 0/0 0/0
Top score 106 40 37*
Balls bowled 48
Wickets 2
Bowling average 48.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/96
Catches/stumpings 107/10 18/5 17/11
Source: CricketArchive, 18 July 2016

Thomas Poynton (born 25 November 1989) is an English former cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.

Poynton made his County Championship debut in July 2007, against Middlesex, having represented the team three times during the 2006 Second XI Championship season. Poynton made two appearances in the Twenty20 Cup and six appearances in the Pro40 competition. Poynton has also made six appearances for the England U19s, playing against South Africa and Bangladesh.

In 2014, Poynton was involved in a car crash in which his father was killed and he sustained an injury to his ankle.[1] The injury forced Poynton to retire from cricket in July 2016.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Poynton father killed in crash; Tom injured". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Poynton retires due to car crash injury". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.