Tom Latham (cricketer)

Tom Latham
Personal information
Full name
Thomas William Maxwell Latham
Born (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening batter, Wicket-keeper
RelationsRod Latham (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 263)14 February 2014 v India
Last Test1 November 2024 v India
ODI debut (cap 170)3 February 2012 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI17 November 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.48 (previously 23)
T20I debut (cap 55)30 June 2012 v West Indies
Last T20I24 April 2023 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.48 (previously 23)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–presentCanterbury
2013Scotland
2016Kent
2017–2018Durham
2023Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 88 148 167 231
Runs scored 5,834 4,100 11,446 6,635
Batting average 38.38 34.74 41.92 35.86
100s/50s 13/31 7/24 26/62 10/39
Top score 264* 145* 264* 145*
Catches/stumpings 101/– 127/15 222/1 207/22
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  New Zealand
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2015 Australia and New Zealand
Runner-up 2019 England and Wales
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2019-2021
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2025

Thomas William Maxwell Latham (born 2 April 1992) is a New Zealand international cricketer who is the Test captain of New Zealand cricket team. He is the son of former cricketer Rod Latham. He has the most Test centuries for New Zealand opening batsmen. Latham was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.

He is primarily a batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. Playing for Canterbury, he made his first-class cricket debut against Central Districts in 2010 in the Plunket Shield. He was selected for the One-Day International series against Zimbabwe in 2012[1] and made his ODI debut on 3 February 2012.[2] He made his Test match debut against India in February 2014.

  1. ^ Bates, Latham picked; Brendon McCullum to lead. ESPNCricinfo.com. Retrieved on 3 January 2012
  2. ^ Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series – 1st ODI. ESPNCricinfo.com. Retrieved on 3 February 2012

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