Thomas Poynton

For the rugby league player, see Tommy Poynton. For the New Zealand settler, see Thomas and Mary Poynton.

Tom Poynton

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Poynton
Born	(1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2016	Derbyshire (squad no. 23)
FC debut	8 July 2007 Derbyshire v Middlesex
Last FC	26 June 2016 Derbyshire v Kent
LA debut	16 July 2007 Derbyshire v Glamorgan
Last LA	12 June 2016 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 47 31 39 Runs scored 1,155 173 275 Batting average 18.62 11.53 15.27 100s/50s 1/6 0/0 0/0 Top score 106 40 37* Balls bowled 48 – – Wickets 2 – – Bowling average 48.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 2/96 – – Catches/stumpings 107/10 18/5 17/11
Source: CricketArchive, 18 July 2016

Thomas Poynton (born 25 November 1989) is an English former cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.

Poynton made his County Championship debut in July 2007, against Middlesex, having represented the team three times during the 2006 Second XI Championship season. Poynton made two appearances in the Twenty20 Cup and six appearances in the Pro40 competition. Poynton has also made six appearances for the England U19s, playing against South Africa and Bangladesh.

In 2014, Poynton was involved in a car crash in which his father was killed and he sustained an injury to his ankle. The injury forced Poynton to retire from cricket in July 2016.