Tom Moody
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Full name | Thomas Masson Moody | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Adelaide, South Australia | 2 October 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Moods, Big Tom, Moonshine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | David Moody (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut (cap 348) | 24 November 1989 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 8 September 1992 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 98) | 9 October 1987 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 24 October 1999 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985/86–2000/01 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1999 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2019, 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Multan Sultans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 May 2005 |
Thomas Masson Moody (born 2 October 1965) is a former Australian international cricketer and current Director of Cricket of
Early life
Schooled at
Playing career
"Long" Tom Moody, so nicknamed for his 1.98-metre height, began his first-class career in the 1985/86 season with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and also played in England with Warwickshire and Worcestershire.[2] Captaining WA and Worcester to various trophies, Moody, an aggressive and fast scoring batsman, scored over 20,000 first-class runs and hit 64 centuries; he was also a useful medium pace bowler.[3] On 27 July 1990, in a county match against Glamorgan County Cricket Club he scored a 36 ball century. His 1,387 List A runs for Worcestershire in 1991 is a record for the county.[4] He captained the Worcestershire side from 1995 to 1999 and was a key member of the side which won the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup and the 1994 NatWest Trophy.[5]
He made his ODI debut on 9 October 1987 against India during the 1987 World Cup in Chennai.[6] He made his test debut against New Zealand on 24 November 1989 and scored 61 on his debut.[7]
He played eight Test matches for Australia between 1989 and 1992, although he had more success with Australia's one-day team, appearing in three World Cups and two finals – 1987 and 1999 – alongside Steve Waugh. He also became the first of two Australians alongside Steve Waugh to win two World Cup tournaments. He was even more successful when he threw a haggis the distance of 230 feet in 1989.[8][9] He registered a 28 ball fifty against Bangladesh at the 1999 World Cup which was regarded as the then World Cup record for the fastest fifty.
In 1994, he along with
Coaching career
Since retirement in 2001, Moody has coached, been an Australian cricketer's representative and for several years held the post of director of cricket with Worcestershire since 2001.
On 14 May 2007, the
He then began cricket commentary around the world as well as covering some Australian Test and ODI Cricket for Channel Nine and the Big Bash League for Channel Ten. Moody still regularly commentates on both television and radio throughout the Australian international and domestic season.[28]
In December 2012, it was announced that Moody would coach the
Moody's long involvement in the game has been recognised over the recent years with appointments to two significant consultancy roles. The first being appointed as the International Director of Cricket for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL)[34][35] and the second being appointed in 2014 as Director of Cricket with the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.[36] On 22 September 2017, it was announced that Moody would be appointed as the head coach of the newest team Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League for the 2018 season.[37][38]
In June 2019, he was named as the coach of the Montreal Tigers franchise team for the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[39][40] Moody was replaced with Trevor Bayliss as the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2020 Indian Premier League.[41][42] However, on 15 December 2020, Moody was appointed as the Director of Cricket of Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2021 IPL season.[43][44]
In February 2021, he was appointed as the director of cricket of Sri Lanka cricket with the influence of Technical Advisory Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket led by Aravinda de Silva.[45][46] He also became the first director of Sri Lanka cricket, a role which was newly created by SLC to uplift the standards of cricket in Sri Lanka.[47] He was handed over a contract spanning three years and his job role includes analysis of future tour programmes, domestic structure, performance based contracts to Sri Lankan players, player welfare, education, training and development.[48] In May 2021, he was appointed as the consultant coach of the Sri Lankan team for the white ball series against England.[49]
References
- ^ "Tom Moody profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tom Moody: 12 interesting things to know about the tall Australian all-rounder". Cricket Country. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Moody: 'Long', powerful and aggressive". Cricket Country. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Most Runs in a Season for Worcestershire". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- ^ "Tom Moody awarded a Testimonial in 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs India 3rd Match 1987/88 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs New Zealand Only Test 1989/90 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "A knight to remember". Cricinfo. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ Brenkley, Stephen (13 June 1999). "World Cup – Long Tom the talisman". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ "Semi-Final: Surrey v Worcestershire at The Oval, Aug 9, 1994 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Records | List A matches | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Katich replaces Moody as captain for WA's last two matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody and Hall remain at Worcestershire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody set for new deal with Worcestershire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody explains his decision to take on Worcestershire role, and retires as a player". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody to return to New Road as director of cricket, but probably not as a player". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "As a coach you cannot ignore the experience the players bring". ESPNcricinfo. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody quits as Sri Lanka coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "In the frame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody out of contention for Australia role". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Old hands guide new-look Warriors". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody's eyes solely on Western Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka hope to appoint Tom Moody as director of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody to coach Mohali franchise". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody returns home to coach Retravision Warriors". 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ^ "Moody quits as Western Australia coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody's future with Western Australia uncertain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Moody Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Moody named Hyderabad's IPL coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "'It's not about defending our IPL title'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Jayawardene, Moody criticise frequent rule changes in BPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Rangpur's domestic players a priority for Moody". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Rangpur's local talent excites head coach Moody". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody takes CPL role, open to England". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "'It's not been a grab-and-run operation'". ESPNcricinfo. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Moody appointed Renegades' director of cricket". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Faizan Lakhani (22 September 2017). "Tom Moody appointed head coach of Multan Sultans". Geo News. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Moody joins Multan Sultans staff". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Toronto Nationals sign up Yuvraj Singh for Global T20 Canada". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Waqar Younis, Tom Moody set for coaching stint in Canada T20 league". The Indian Express. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Trevor Bayliss signs with Sunrisers Hyderabad as head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ ANI. "SunRisers Hyderabad appoint Tom Moody as Director of Cricket". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Moody returns to Sunrisers Hyderabad, this time as director of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Moody appointed as Sri Lanka's director of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka appoints Australian Tom Moody as cricket director". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Reforming Sri Lanka's domestic set-up among Moody's priorities as SLC director of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Sanjeewa, Kanishka (17 May 2021). "Tom Moody to be named as Consultant Coach for England tour". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Notes
- Benaud, Richie (1991). Border & Co: A Tribute To Cricket's World Champions. Hamlyn Australia. ISBN 0-947334-31-9.
- Tom Moody at ESPNcricinfo