Tom Alsop is a left-hand batter and wicket-keeper.
He was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and is a product of Hampshire’s impressive youth system.
Following a string of impressive performances with the bat and behind the stumps for Hampshire Academy and Hampshire Second XI to begin 2014, as well as a successful spell with the England U19s, Alsop made his first-class debut in Hampshire's penultimate match of the 2014 season.
Alsop continued to show his ability with both bat and gloves for Hampshire Second XI and the England U19s in 2015, working hard on his development ahead of what would be a breakout season in 2016.
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That season, Alsop’s talent was showcased in all three formats as he recorded his maiden First-Class century against Surrey in September whilst also averaging 83 in his first four List-A matches for Hampshire – the left-hander also scored 85 against Somerset in the club's final T20 Blast match of the season.
Despite finding First XI opportunities limited throughout 2017, Alsop took his chance the following summer, filling the role of wicket-keeper batsman on a more regular basis. His strongest performances in 2018 came in Hampshire's triumphant 50-over campaign where he averaged 50 with the bat – including a magnificent knock of 72 at the top of the order in the competition's final at Lord's – contributing to Hampshire’s first white-ball trophy in six years.
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The left-hander enjoyed another positive season in 2019, one which included a stunning career-best 150 with the bat in a County Championship fixture against Warwickshire in May. Alsop was also a crucial contributor to further white-ball success, featuring prominently again in Hampshire’s 50-over campaign to help the side reach a second successive List A final.
Although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a truncated 2020 domestic season, Alsop was an ever-present fixture in Hampshire’s line-up in both the Bob Willis Trophy and Vitality Blast competitions last summer, a red-ball half-century against Surrey the main highlight.
It was business as usual for Alsop in 2021, batting number three in the County Championship the elegant left-hander started the season with centuries against Leicestershire and Gloucestershire. Also taking up the wicket-keeping duties at some points during the campaign in which Hampshire came close to securing a third Championship title.
With a weakened 50 over squad due to Hundred commitments, Alsop showed his class in that format, scoring 238 runs at an average of 40.
