Tom Moody

For other uses, see Thomas Moody (disambiguation).

Tom Moody

Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985–2001	Western Australia
1990	Warwickshire
1991–1999	Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	8	76
Runs scored	456	1211
Batting average	32.57	23.28
100s/50s	2/3	0/10
Top score	106	89
Balls bowled	72	466.1
Wickets	2	52
Bowling average	73.50	38.73
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/17	3/25
Catches/stumpings	9/0	21/0
Source: [1], 16 May 2005

Thomas Masson Moody (born 2 October 1965, Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer and coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team. Today he is the coach for the IPL team Kings XI Punjab. Schooled at Guildford Grammar School in Perth, where his father was headmaster, he exhibited great talent for athletics (particularly the high jump) and Australian rules football but truly excelled at cricket being selected to train with the 1st XI side (usually made up of year twelve students) at just thirteen, and play with them the following year. Upon leaving school he moved immediately into Western Australian First Grade cricket with the Midland Guildford team.

"Long" Tom Moody, so nicknamed for his 2.01 metre (six foot seven inch) 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. 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. His 1,387 List A runs for Worcestershire in 1991 is a record for the county.

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 was even more successful when he threw a haggis the distance of 230 feet in 1989.

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. In May 2005 he was considered for the post of coach to the Indian national cricket team but lost out to Greg Chappell. However, a few days later he was appointed coach of Sri Lanka. Few days after the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he resigned from the post of coach of Sri Lankan Cricket Team.

On 14 May 2007, the WACA announced Moody's appointment as manager and head coach of the Western Warriors for the next three years. Trevor Penney, England's fielding coach during the 2005 Ashes series and assistant to Moody in Sri Lanka, will join as assistant coach. However, after a disappointing stint, Moody announced in March 2010 that he would not seek a new contract after the 2009–2010 season. Under Moody, WA qualified for just one final in three seasons, in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, in his first season which it lost to Victoria.

Tom Moody's Test career batting performance.

Notes

• Benaud, Richie (1991). Border & Co: A Tribute To Cricket's World Champions. Hamlyn Australia. ISBN 0-94-7334-31-9. 

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tim Curtis	Worcestershire County Cricket Captain 1995–1999	Succeeded by Graeme Hick
Preceded by John Dyson	Head coach of Sri Lankan national cricket team 2005–2007	Succeeded by Trevor Bayliss