Player profile

Tom Westley (C)

Batsman

Born: Mar 13, 1989
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm off-break
From: Cambridge

Batting career

All formats

FormatMRunsAvgSRHS

T20I777707

Test1771224.5546.93136

list a737253.14106.29129

T201052,54329.92130.08109*

List A964,04945.4993.32141

First-class1548,71637.4147.98254

Bowling career

All formats

FormatMWktsEconOversBest

T20I7182.00

Test1703.3918.0

list a703.54.0

T2010597.5941.02/27

List A96415.01287.24/60

First-class154222.97354.42/13

Recent performances

test form

2026-09-24Essex vs GlamorganTest · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff23 (33) • 5×4, 0×6 & 65 (141) • 8×4, 0×60/18 (6.0 ov)

2026-09-15Essex vs WarwickshireTest · County Ground, Chelmsford0 (9)—

2026-09-08Essex vs YorkshireTest · Headingley, Leeds0 (7) & 0 (10)0/14 (4.0 ov)

2026-09-02Essex vs SussexTest · County Ground, Chelmsford17 (44) • 2×4, 0×6 & 33 (37) • 7×4, 0×6—

2026-08-27Essex vs SurreyTest · County Ground, Chelmsford22 (52) • 3×4, 0×60/5 (1.0 ov)

2026-08-20Essex vs SomersetTest · The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Taunton0 (2) & 22 (51) • 4×4, 0×60/12 (3.0 ov)

2026-06-19Essex vs NottinghamshireTest · County Ground, Chelmsford44 (66) • 8×4, 0×6 & 19 (72) • 3×4, 0×6—

2026-06-12Essex vs LeicestershireTest · Grace Road, Leicester41 (89) • 5×4, 0×6 & 22 (41) • 1×4, 0×6—

2026-05-15Essex vs LeicestershireTest · County Ground (The Ford County Ground), Chelmsford2 (30) & 1 (6)—

2026-05-08Essex vs HampshireTest · County Ground (The Ford County Ground), Chelmsford34 (74) • 5×4, 0×6 & 9 (31) • 1×4, 0×6—

2026-04-24Essex vs SurreyTest · Kennington Oval, London1 (27) • 1×4, 0×6 & 136 (169) • 22×4, 2×6—

2026-04-03Essex vs HampshireTest · The Rose Bowl, Southampton28 (73) • 5×4, 0×6—

About

Player story

Tom Westley made his Second XI debut at just 15 and his first class debut at about 18 for Essex. He compiled his maiden first-class century against Derbyshire in 2009. Despite Essex's floundering fortunes in Division 2 for a long time, he never thought of switching over to a Division 1 team as he had the 'belief' that Essex would one day return to top-flight cricket. And last year, they were promoted to Division One. Westley has said on numerous occasions that he has tried to learn from his illustrious Essex teammate and the highest run-getter for England in Tests, Alastair Cook. Westley is known for his penchant to play shots through the on-side. In a County game against Worcestershire in May 2016, Daryl Mitchell, the opposition's captain, had tried to plug his scoring areas by stationing no less than five fielders in front of square on the leg-side and inside the circle. Westley, in an interview later, had said: \\"I still got it through twice,\\" in a light-hearted tone.