Tom Prest

Tom Prest is a right-handed batter and right-arm off-spinner

He was born in Wimborne, Dorset and is a product of Hampshire’s highly successful youth system.

Having represented Hampshire’s age-group sides, Prest was given his Second XI debut in 2019 and he was pushed into the spotlight just two years later, after recording a magical triple century against Sussex in the Second XI Championship.

A chance in the First XI soon followed as he was picked for a Vitality Blast clash against Surrey at The Ageas Bowl.

Prest then became a regular in the T20 side and played a crucial role in helping Hampshire to their first Finals Day since 2017, including scoring what turned out to be a crucial 44 in the quarter-final against Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Trent Bridge.

He also featured in two First-Class matches for Hampshire during 2021 – as a replacement for captain James Vince who was called up to England duties, before making his full debut against Gloucestershire in the impressive win at Cheltenham – and opened the batting in the Royal London Cup.

An England Under 19 debut came in September 2021 and soon after he was selected as captain of the Young Lions for the U19 World Cup in early 2022. Prest scored 292 runs – including an unbeaten 154 against United Arab Emirates – as he guided his team to the final where they narrowly lost to India.

On his return to Hampshire, Prest was again given the chance in the 2022 Vitality Blast and again proved his potential in white ball cricket. Batting at three, the all-rounder scored 316 runs with three half-centuries to help the Hawks to a third T20 triumph. His most important innings came on Finals Day as he made 64 in the semi-final against Somerset to earn himself the Player of the Match award.

His performances were just as enthralling in the Royal London Cup where, with many important players missing, Prest led the team in runs scored with 402 at an average of 44.66. The highlight of his 50 over campaign came at Canterbury where he made a career best 181 against Kent.

More:

• See Tom Prest's profile on ESPN CricInfo
• See a list of matches and detailed statistics and research Tom Prest's career achievements on Cricket Archive