Thomas Mayes

Tom Mayes

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Mayes
Born	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24) South Africa[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021–present	Northern Knights
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 2 9 12 Runs scored 43 125 30 Batting average 14.33 25.00 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 17 51 20 Balls bowled 402 396 240 Wickets 17 10 16 Bowling average 15.41 36.90 19.43 5 wickets in innings 2 – – 10 wickets in match 1 – – Best bowling 5/64 3/34 4/28 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 05 December 2023

Thomas Mayes (born 4 January 2001) is a South African-born Irish cricketer, currently playing for Northern Knights in domestic cricket.[2]

Domestic Career

Mayes came to Ireland from South Africa to play for North Down in the NCU Senior League in 2021. He holds an Irish passport through his paternal grandmother, who was born in Dublin.[3]

The then 20 year old was picked by the Emerging Knights for the Future Series, a development pathway tournament.[4]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Northern Knights in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 19 September 2021.[5]

He made his List A debut on 2 June 2022, for Northern Knights in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup.[6]

Mayes was a part of the Northern Knights team that won an Irish domestic double in 2023.[7] He took 14 wickets across the two competitions.

International career

In March 2023, he was received his first international call-up, included in the Test, ODI and T20I squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023[8][9] and in Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka in April 2023.[10]

In May 2023, he was named in Test squad for their tour of England in June 2023.[11]

Mayes made his first-class debut on 26 May 2023, for Ireland against Essex in a warm-up match as part of their tour of England. He impressed in the match, taking 4/68 and 3/55, but was not picked for the Test against England.[12]

He was selected for the Emerging Ireland squad for their tour of the West Indies in November 2023.[13] He played two of the three one-day matches on the tour; scoring his maiden List A half-century in a 26 run win.[14] In the final First-class match of the tour, Mayes completed his first ten-wicket haul, taking 5/64 in the first innings and 5/75 in the second.[15]

In March 2024 Mayes was selected in the Ireland Wolves squad to tour Nepal.[16]

References

1. "Players profile:Thomas Mayes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
2. "Thomas Mayes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
3. "'Dream' Ireland debut could be the next step in Tom Mayes' journey". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 26 March 2023. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
4. Morton, Johnny (31 July 2021). "Tom Mayes raring to go for cup clash". The News Letter. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
5. "17th Match, Comber, Sep 19 2021, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
6. "9th Match, Belfast, June 02, 2022, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
7. Morton, Johnny (8 September 2023). "Northern Knights complete historic Inter-Provincial Cup and Trophy double". NewsLetter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
8. "Further late change to squads for men's tour to Bangladesh as Barry McCarthy forced to withdraw". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
9. "Further late change to squads for Ireland tour to Bangladesh as Barry McCarthy forced to withdraw". Cricket World. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
10. "Tweak to Sri Lanka tour schedule sees Ireland Men set to play two-match Test series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
11. "Cricket Ireland name 15-man squad for Lord's Test". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
12. "Tour Match, Chelmsford, May 26 - 28, 2023, Ireland tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
13. Ireland, Cricket (12 October 2023). "Stephen Doheny to lead squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
14. "WIA vs IRE-E, Ireland Emerging Players in West Indies 2023/24, 1st unofficial ODI at North Sound, November 17, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
15. "WIA vs IRE-E, Ireland Emerging Players in West Indies 2023/24, 2nd unofficial Test at Coolidge, December 02 - 04, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
16. Ireland, Cricket (3 March 2024). "Wolves for Nepal". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

External links

• Thomas Mayes at ESPNcricinfo
• Thomas Mayes at CricketArchive (subscription required)