Tom Haines

Tom Haines
	Haines batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Jacob Haines
Born	28 October 1998 (age 27); Crawley, West Sussex, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
2016–present	Sussex (squad no. 20)
FC debut	31 August 2016 Sussex v Kent
List A debut	23 July 2021 Sussex v Lancashire
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2026

Thomas Jacob Haines (born 28 October 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed top-order batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace.

Career

Haines made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.

In September 2021, Haines became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in the 2021 County Championship. He has attributed his improved form to increased practice.

In April 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Haines scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 243 runs against Derbyshire. Along with Cheteshwar Pujara, Haines became the first batters to score double centuries in the same innings of a first-class match while following-on. He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 July 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 T20 Blast.

Haines signed a new three-year contract with Sussex in December 2024.

In November 2022, Haines was included in the England Lions squad for their trip to the UAE. In the following years he was called up consistently as an opening batsman, often captaining the side.