Thomas Poynton (born 25 November 1989) is an English former cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.
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| Full name | Thomas Poynton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1989 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2016 | Derbyshire (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 8 July 2007 Derbyshire v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 26 June 2016 Derbyshire v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 16 July 2007 Derbyshire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 12 June 2016 Derbyshire v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poynton made his County Championship debut in July 2007, against Middlesex, having represented the team three times during the 2006 Second XI Championship season. Poynton made two appearances in the Twenty20 Cup and six appearances in the Pro40 competition. Poynton has also made six appearances for the England U19s, playing against South Africa and Bangladesh.
In 2014, Poynton was involved in a car crash in which his father was killed and he sustained an injury to his ankle.[1] The injury forced Poynton to retire from cricket in July 2016.[2]