Tom Moody

For other people named Tom Moody, see Tom Moody (disambiguation).

Tom Moody

Moody in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Masson Moody
Born	(1965-10-02) 2 October 1965 Adelaide, South Australia
Nickname	Moods, Long Tom, Big Tom, Moonshine
Height	199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	David Moody (nephew)
International information
National side	Australia
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
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs Matches 8 76 Runs scored 456 1,211 Batting average 32.57 23.28 100s/50s 2/3 0/10 Top score 106 89 Balls bowled 432 2,797 Wickets 2 52 Bowling average 73.50 38.73 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/17 3/25 Catches/stumpings 9/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 May 2005

Thomas Masson Moody (born 2 October 1965), known as Tom Moody, is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former international cricketer. He was the coach for the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad till 2019. He has been appointed head coach of the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Rangpur Riders for the next three seasons of the tournament from 2017 as well as the head coach of the Multan Sultans in the PSL starting from 2018. In 2017, he applied for the Head coach of Indian Cricket Team.

Early life

Schooled at Guildford Grammar School in Perth, where his father was headmaster, he exhibited talent for athletics (particularly the high jump) and Australian rules football but excelled at cricket. He was 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 Grade Cricket with the Midland-Guildford team and in the winter months pursued overseas experience as a young pro in the Northern leagues in England.

Playing career

"Long" Tom Moody, so nicknamed for his 1.99 metre (six foot six 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.

In 1994, he along with Tim Curtis set the record for the highest ever partnership for the 3rd wicket in List A cricket history (309*)

Post-retirement

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 appointed coach of the Sri Lankan national team and he led them to the final of the 2007 world cup before leaving the post.

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

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.

In December 2012, it was announced that Moody would coach the new IPL Sunrisers Hyderabad team. Over the course of 2013-2019, Sunrisers Hyderabad have reached the qualifier rounds five times and won the championship in 2016.

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) and the second being appointed in 2014 as Director of Cricket with the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League. On 22 September 2017 it was announced that Moody would be appointed as the head coach of the newest team in the Pakistan Super League for the upcoming 2018 season, the Multan Sultans.

In June 2019, he was named as the coach of the Montreal Tigers franchise team for the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.

Tom Moody's Test career batting performance.

Notes

• Benaud, Richie (1991). Border & Co: A Tribute To Cricket's World Champions. Hamlyn Australia. ISBN 0-947334-31-9.
• Tom Moody at ESPNcricinfo