![]() Lace in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Thomas Cresswell Lace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hammersmith, London, England | 27 May 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022 |
Thomas Cresswell Lace (born 27 May 1998) is an English former cricketer.[1] He played for Middlesex, Derbyshire and Gloucestershire.
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]
References
- ^ "Tom Lace". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "County ins & outs 2017 - signings, departures and rumours". BBC Sport. 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Derby, Aug 29 - Sep 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "North Group, One-Day Cup at Derby, Apr 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Tom Lace: Middlesex batsman agrees new contract after Derbyshire loan spell". BBC Sport. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Tom Lace: Gloucestershire sign batsman after Middlesex release". BBC Sport. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Bristol, May 29, 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Friend, Nick (25 October 2023). "Tom Lace and the pursuit of happiness: "I was grieving my career"". The Cricketer. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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