Tom Moody

For other uses, see Thomas Moody (disambiguation).
Tom Moody
Personal information
Full name Thomas Masson Moody
Born (1965-10-02) 2 October 1965
Adelaide, Australia
Nickname Shine
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role All-rounder, Coach
Relations David Moody (nephew)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 348) 24-28 November 1989 v New Zealand
Last Test 8-13 September 1992 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 98) 9 October 1987 v India
Last ODI 24 October 1999 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
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: Cricinfo, 16 May 2005

Thomas Masson Moody (born 2 October 1965) is a former Australian cricketer and the former coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team. Currently he is the coach for the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Early life

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 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 2.00 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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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. Trevor Penney, England's fielding coach during the 2005 Ashes series and assistant to Moody in Sri Lanka, will join as assistant coach.[4] 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 is a cricket commentator who commentates around the world as well as some Australian Test and ODI Cricket for Channel Nine and the Big Bash League for Channel Ten.

In December 2012, it was announced that Moody would coach the new IPL Sunrisers Hyderabad team. [5]

Tom Moody's Test career batting performance.

References

  1. "Most Runs in a Season for Worcestershire". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
  2. "A knight to remember". Cricinfo. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  3. Brenkley, Stephen (13 June 1999). "World Cup – Long Tom the talisman". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  4. "Moody returns home to coach Retravision Warriors". 2007-05-14. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  5. Moody to coach SunRisers Hyderabad

Notes

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
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