Thomas Henry Aspinwall (born 13 March 2004) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his List-A cricket debut for Lancashire against Essex on 1 August 2023.

Tom Aspinwall
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Henry Aspinwall
Born (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 20)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023–presentLancashire (squad no. 13)
2024Manchester Originals
First-class debut5 April 2024 Lancashire v Surrey
List A debut1 August 2023 Lancashire v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 6 11 8
Runs scored 76 112 27
Batting average 12.66 16.00 13.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 26* 47 18*
Balls bowled 562 390 116
Wickets 14 11 5
Bowling average 31.85 35.00 32.40
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/41 4/52 4/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 1/–
Source: CricInfo, 29 September 2024

Early life

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From Cumbria, Aspinwall started playing cricket as a youngster in Kendal.[1]

Career

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He signed a rookie contract with Lancashire in September 2022.[2] He had a breakthrough season in 2023 for Lancashire Lightning featuring for the county in the 2023 One-Day Cup.[3] He took his best bowling figures against Middlesex when he returned figures of 4/52 on 20 August 2023.[4] He also top scored for Lightning in the quarter-final as he hit 47 to help his side into the semi-finals.[5] He made his first-class debut for Lancashire on 5 April 2024, against Surrey in the 2024 County Championship.[6]

International career

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Aspinwall featured for the England under-19 team that reached the final of the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Aspinwall: A Cumbrian cricketing star in the making". uclanlive. 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ Botcherby, Elizabeth (28 September 2022). "Lancashire duo Tom Aspinwall and Matthew Hurst sign rookie contracts". The Cricketer. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ Mullins, Will (27 October 2023). "Aspinwall: 50 over cricket doesn't get enough love."". Merseysportlive. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ "George Lavelle, Matt Hurst career-bests keep Lancashire in hunt for play-offs". espncricinfo. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ "One-Day Cup: Gloucestershire breeze past Lancashire to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "3rd Match, Manchester, April 05 - 08, 2024, County Championship Division One". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Kendal Cricket's Tom Aspinwall signs for Lancashire". The West Morland Gazette. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.