Tom Norton (cricketer)
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| Full name | Tom Owain Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 2007 Abergavenny, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium fast pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025– | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 8 May 2026 Glamorgan v Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 26 August 2025 Glamorgan v Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Owain Norton (born 8 August 2007) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium fast bowler. He took a hat-trick on his first-class cricket debut in May 2026 for Glamorgan against Somerset, the youngest ever player to take a hat-trick on first-class debut, at 18 years and 274 days old.
Career
Born in Abergavenny,[1] he attended King Henry School.[2] Having been with Glamorgan since the age of 11 years-old, in 2024, Norton became the youngest player to represent Wales since 2007, at the age of 16 years and 348 days.[3] He made his debut for Glamorgan in a one-day exhibition match against Wiltshire at the age of 16 years-old.[4]
Norton made his List A cricket debut on 26 August 2025 against Leicestershire at Sophia Gardens, taking 3-41 with Pakistan captain Shan Masood his first county wicket, lbw for 18.[5] He signed a two-year professional contract with Glamorgan that winter.[3]
As an 18 year-old, Norton took a hat-trick on his first-class cricket debut on 9 May 2026 for Glamorgan in his third over of the second innings of opponents Somerset, dismissing top-order batsmen James Rew, Tom Lammonby and Archie Vaughan with successive balls, all for ducks, after opening the bowling.[6][7] In doing so, he became the first player in 120 years to take a hat-trick on County Championship debut since Herbert Sedgwick in 1906. Norton also became the youngest ever player to take a hat-trick on first-class debut, at 18 years and 274 days old.[8] He also became the youngest player to record a hat-trick for Glamorgan.[9]
References
- ↑ "Glamorgan's Tom Norton makes history with hat-trick on debut". espncricinfo. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Aldred, Tanya (10 May 2026). "Middlesex, Durham and Essex wrap up wins: county cricket, day three – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Glamorgan sign rookie all-rounder Norton". BBC Sport. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tom Norton". Glamorgancricket.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Webb, Nick (26 August 2025). "Youngsters earn Glamorgan consolation win over Leicestershire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Wilde, Simon (9 May 2026). "Tom Norton takes hat-trick on first-class debut (but Ben Stokes struggles)". The Times. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Aldred, Tanya (9 May 2026). "Glamorgan's Norton claims hat-trick on debut, Sibley on song for Surrey: county cricket – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "First in 120 years: Teenage county debutant makes history with record-breaking hat-trick in game-changing burst". Wisden. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Webb, Nick (9 May 2026). "Glamorgan teen Norton claims youngest debut hat-trick". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2026.