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Tom Alsop: Age, Career Stats, 189* and County Move

Tom Alsop is an English left-handed wicket-keeper-batter who plays for Sussex through the end of the 2026 season and will then join Gloucestershire. Born on 26 November 1995, he was 30 on 26 August 2026. His career includes Hampshire's 2018 One-Day Cup title, a record 200-run England Lions partnership, a 930-run first Sussex Championship season, a List A best of 189 not out and a first-class best of 182 not out. The career table dated 15 August 2026 records 5,683 first-class runs, 2,407 List A runs and 2,521 T20 runs. His role has changed with team needs: he came through as a keeper-batter, has often played as a specialist top- or middle-order batter, and remains an additional wicketkeeping option.

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Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox bowlerBorn 26 November 1995

Current squadSussex SharksVitality Blast · Sussex through the end of the 2026 season; Gloucestershire move announced for afterward; career statistics through 15 August 2026

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Full nameThomas Philip Alsop

Age30As of 26 August 2026

Date of birth26 November 1995High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Batting styleLeft-handed

Bowling styleSlow left-arm orthodox

Career overview

Tom Alsop cricket career

Born in High Wycombe on 26 November 1995; age 30 on 26 August 2026.

Left-handed wicket-keeper-batter who can bowl slow left-arm orthodox spin.

Career record through 15 August 2026: 5,683 first-class, 2,407 List A and 2,521 T20 runs.

Made 189* against Middlesex in 2022 and 182* against Leicestershire in 2023 for Sussex.

Won the 2018 One-Day Cup with Hampshire and Sussex's 2022 limited-overs player award.

Remains a Sussex player for the rest of 2026 before joining Gloucestershire after the season.

Career story

Tom Alsop career and playing journey

Who is Tom Alsop?

Tom Alsop is a professional English cricketer best known as a left-handed wicket-keeper-batter. He developed through Hampshire's pathway, represented England Under-19s and England Lions, played senior county cricket for Hampshire from 2014 and moved to Sussex in 2022. His senior record spans first-class, List A and T20 cricket rather than full international matches for England.

Alsop has been used in several batting positions. Hampshire often trusted him near the top of the order in one-day cricket, while Sussex have used his ability to rebuild an innings or increase the tempo later. He can keep wicket, although team balance has frequently allowed him to play as a specialist batter. Slow left-arm orthodox is his registered bowling style, but his career workload shows that batting and wicketkeeping define his role.

Tom Alsop's age, date of birth and birthplace

Tom Alsop was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on 26 November 1995 and was 30 years old on 26 August 2026. CricketArchive and Brisbane Heat both publish 26 November. The date is also used in the current English-language career record, which explicitly notes that another major database has carried 27 November.

SunRisers Leeds and Gulf Giants currently display 27 November, so the one-day discrepancy should not be hidden. This profile uses 26 November because it is supported by CricketArchive and Cricket Australia's official Brisbane Heat record. The conflict does not affect the identity mapping: the full name, teams, batting hand and career history all point to the same Thomas Philip Alsop.

What is Tom Alsop's playing role?

Alsop is a wicket-keeper-batter who bats left-handed. He is also listed as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, but only three first-class wickets appear in his career table and his limited-overs bowling record is negligible. Calling him an all-rounder would therefore overstate a secondary skill.

The wicketkeeping label needs similar context. Alsop came through the Hampshire system as a keeper and has continued to offer that option for county and franchise teams, yet he has not kept in every appearance. His published career dismissals are 136 catches in first-class cricket, 47 catches and six stumpings in List A cricket, and 45 catches with five stumpings in T20 cricket through 15 August 2026.

How did Tom Alsop develop through the Hampshire pathway?

Alsop entered Hampshire's academy pathway as a teenager after playing school and club cricket in Wiltshire. CricketArchive lists Lavington School and records early senior cricket for Wiltshire in the 2013 Minor Counties Trophy. Hampshire's later summary describes him as a product of its pathway and academy rather than a player recruited after he had already established a county career elsewhere.

His youth record gave the county a reason to invest. He represented England Under-19s in both red- and white-ball cricket and earned a Hampshire development contract in 2014. That sequence matters: he was not an overnight first-team discovery. Academy cricket, Wiltshire appearances, England age-group selection and second-team development all came before a sustained role in Hampshire's senior sides.

Tom Alsop's 107 for England Under-19s

One of Alsop's clearest early statements came against South Africa Under-19s at Trent Bridge on 17 August 2014. Batting at number three, he made 107 from 83 balls with 13 fours and three sixes. England reached 305 for five and won the rain-adjusted match by 74 runs, with Alsop named player of the match.

The innings was more than a large youth score. England had a settled base through Will Rhodes and Haseeb Hameed, and Alsop converted it at a strike rate of 128.91. His hundred arrived from 80 balls, a figure later used in comparisons of England Under-19 one-day centuries. It showed the same blend that would mark his county career: an ability to build an innings without surrendering scoring pace.

When did Tom Alsop make his senior county debuts?

Alsop made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Kent at Southampton on 15 September 2014. The scorecard records him as a debutant in a four-day match that ended in a draw. Sussex's career summary also places both his first-class and List A debuts in 2014, followed by his T20 debut in 2016.

The T20 debut came for Hampshire against Somerset at Taunton on 19 June 2016. He opened the batting and was run out early, while Hampshire were dismissed for 133 and lost by six wickets. A difficult debut did not define his shorter-format career: by August 2026, his T20 record had grown to 120 matches and 2,521 runs.

How did Tom Alsop score his first senior one-day hundred?

Alsop's maiden senior century was 116 for Hampshire against Surrey in June 2016. The innings helped Hampshire win by six runs and made him the youngest Hampshire batter at that time to score a List A hundred against a first-class county. It followed scores of 83 not out and 50, so the breakthrough was part of a developing run rather than an isolated result.

The performance also explained why Hampshire saw him as a long-term top-order option. He could rotate strike, absorb the early overs and then expand. A year later he made an unbeaten 112 in a successful chase against Kent, adding another example of control under a target. Those innings laid the foundation for the major one-day role he would play in 2018 and 2019.

What was Tom Alsop's England Lions record partnership?

During the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka in 2017, Alsop shared a 200-run third-wicket partnership with Daniel Bell-Drummond. The ECB described it as a new List A record for the third wicket across the Lions and the England A and B teams that preceded them. The stand began after the Lions had slipped to 12 for two.

Alsop's role was to restart the innings and put pressure back on the bowlers while Bell-Drummond built his hundred. The partnership demonstrates representative recognition beyond England Under-19s, but it was not a senior England cap. Keeping those levels separate avoids turning an impressive Lions achievement into an international appearance that did not occur.

Tom Alsop and Hampshire's 2018 One-Day Cup title

Alsop was an important batter in Hampshire's 2018 One-Day Cup victory. Sussex's later career summary credits him with 248 runs at an average of 49.60 during the competition. In the Lord's final against Kent, he opened with Rilee Rossouw and scored 72 from 75 balls as Hampshire made 330 for seven and won by 61 runs.

The opening pair added 136, the highest opening stand in a Lord's one-day final since 1999 at that point. The ECB also recorded Alsop as the youngest Hampshire batter to make a half-century in that final, improving on Sean Ervine's 2005 mark. Rossouw's 125 was the headline innings, but Alsop supplied the platform and also held a catch in Kent's chase.

How strong was Tom Alsop's 2019 season for Hampshire?

Hampshire returned to the One-Day Cup final in 2019, and Alsop produced 351 runs at an average of 39.00 in the competition. His standout innings included 130 not out against Glamorgan and 124 against Sussex. Those scores showed that the 2018 final contribution was part of a broader white-ball progression.

He also raised his first-class ceiling in 2019 with 150 against Warwickshire. Two more Championship hundreds followed early in 2021: 149 against Gloucestershire and 119 against Leicestershire. By the time Sussex pursued a loan move, there was already evidence of a batter capable of substantial innings in both county formats, even if regular first-team opportunities at Hampshire had become limited.

Why did Tom Alsop move from Hampshire to Sussex?

Sussex signed Alsop on a season-long loan in March 2022. Hampshire's director of cricket said the move would provide first-team cricket at a time when opportunities were limited at Hampshire, while Sussex wanted another top-three option. The arrangement covered the Championship, One-Day Cup and T20 Blast rather than a single-format loan.

The temporary move quickly became permanent. Sussex announced a full transfer in June after Alsop began the season with a Championship fifty against Durham, scores of 113 and 66 against Middlesex, and 65 not out from 30 balls in an early Blast win. The permanent deal was originally described as running until at least 2025, giving the player and county a longer runway after a fast start.

Tom Alsop's breakthrough first season at Sussex

Alsop's 2022 season established him as a central Sussex batter. He scored 930 County Championship runs with four centuries and four fifties, averaging 42.27. His hundreds included 113 against Middlesex and 135 at Lord's, where he shared a 219-run third-wicket partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara in extreme heat.

His white-ball output was just as important. Sussex named him their men's limited-overs player of the year after 396 One-Day Cup runs at an average of 66 and a strike rate of 104.21, plus a team-leading 318 Blast runs from ten innings at a strike rate of 152.88. Those numbers explain why the move felt transformative: he became productive across all three domestic formats in the same season.

How Tom Alsop made 189 not out against Middlesex

Alsop's List A career best came at Hove on 23 August 2022. He made an unbeaten 189 as Sussex scored 400 for four against Middlesex, then their highest total in one-day cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara added 132, and the pair put on 240 for the third wicket in 27 overs.

The acceleration was striking. Sussex were 160 for two after 32 overs and added 240 in the final 18. Alsop remained unbeaten while Pujara increased the pressure at the other end. Middlesex were dismissed for 243, and Sussex secured a home semi-final after topping Group A with six wins from eight. The 189* remains Alsop's highest List A score in the career table dated 15 August 2026.

How Tom Alsop made 182 not out against Leicestershire

Alsop set his first-class career high at Grace Road in May 2023. He finished unbeaten on 182 as Sussex made 430 against Leicestershire, passing the 150 he had previously reached against the same county. His fifth-wicket partnership with James Coles was worth 169, with Coles making 70.

The innings was measured rather than reckless. Sussex's report described it as chanceless and noted that Alsop needed more support after Coles departed. The total allowed Sussex to enforce the follow-on, although the match context belongs to the team rather than the batter alone. For Alsop, 182* replaced 150 as the first-class benchmark and still stood three years later.

Tom Alsop's Sussex contract and 2024 consistency

Sussex extended Alsop's contract in August 2024, at that time keeping him at Hove through the end of 2027. The club's snapshot credited him with 2,222 first-class runs for Sussex at 39.33, including six hundreds and 12 fifties. It also listed 680 List A runs from 15 innings for the Sharks.

His 2024 Blast campaign added 337 runs at 37.44 with a top score of 87 not out and helped Sussex reach a home quarter-final. The deal reflected sustained value beyond the spectacular 189* and 182*. It also makes the later Gloucestershire move notable: the departure was announced before the end of a contract that had previously been presented as lasting through 2027.

Tom Alsop in the Big Bash and ILT20

Alsop expanded his franchise career with Brisbane Heat and Gulf Giants. Brisbane's official record gives him 115 Big Bash runs from six matches, with a high score of 42, an average of 23 and a strike rate of 126.37. It also records four catches and one run-out. He remained in the Heat's BBL|15 squad for 2025-26.

For Gulf Giants in the 2025 ILT20, the franchise records 136 runs from four matches at an average of 45.33, including 85 not out against Sharjah Warriorz. These are competition-specific figures, not additions to the career table by themselves. They show that his overseas role has usually been as a flexible left-handed batter who can also cover wicketkeeping.

What did Tom Alsop do for SunRisers Leeds in 2026?

SunRisers Leeds' official player page records 107 runs from five matches for Alsop in the 2026 Hundred. He began with 31 from 18 balls against MI London, made 21 from ten against Southern Brave and was 10 not out from five against Trent Rockets. Later appearances lifted his final team-page aggregate beyond that initial three-match snapshot.

The 107-run total is kept separate from standard 20-over presentation even though major career databases commonly include Hundred appearances within overall T20 aggregates. The team finished its campaign after the eliminator, and squad membership does not imply that Alsop played every match. The official player total, rather than the scheduled fixture list, defines his five appearances.

Why is Tom Alsop joining Gloucestershire?

Sussex announced on 27 July 2026 that Alsop would leave at the end of the season to join Gloucestershire. He remains a Sussex player until that point; Gloucestershire is a confirmed future move, not his current county in August 2026. Sussex described a five-year stay that began with the 2022 loan and included promotion from Division Two and a Finals Day appearance.

The announcement was unusually open about the circumstances. Sussex's director of cricket linked the departure to the club's financial position, while Alsop said he needed to consider security and what was best for his family. That supports the reason for the move without revealing a Gloucestershire salary, contract value or precise length. No such financial terms were published in the announcement.

Tom Alsop's career statistics by format

The career snapshot dated 15 August 2026 records 118 first-class matches and 5,683 runs at 31.22, with ten hundreds, 34 fifties and a high score of 182 not out. His List A record is 73 matches, 2,407 runs at 35.92, six hundreds, 12 fifties and a high score of 189 not out.

In T20 cricket, the same cutoff records 120 matches and 2,521 runs at 26.81, with 14 fifties and a high score of 87 not out. The three rows overlap with competition-specific records: Big Bash, ILT20, Blast and Hundred innings all sit within broader T20 career accounting. They should not be added again to 2,521, just as a particular Championship innings is already included within his first-class runs.

Tom Alsop's records and achievements

Alsop's strongest achievements cover different levels of the game. He made 107 and won player of the match for England Under-19s in 2014, shared a 200-run England Lions List A partnership in 2017, helped Hampshire win the 2018 One-Day Cup and became the youngest Hampshire half-centurion in that Lord's final at the time.

At Sussex, he won the club's 2022 men's limited-overs player award, made the 189* that secured a home One-Day Cup semi-final, received Sussex county cap number 154 in 2023 and set a first-class best of 182*. These achievements should not be collapsed into a vague claim that he is an international star. His record is that of an accomplished domestic and franchise batter with England pathway and Lions experience.

How should Tom Alsop's wicketkeeping numbers be read?

Catches and stumpings are useful, but they do not show how often a player kept wicket. A catch can be taken as a wicketkeeper or outfielder, and the career table does not split every dismissal by fielding position. Alsop's first-class row shows 136 catches and no stumpings, while his List A and T20 rows include six and five stumpings respectively.

The absence of first-class stumpings does not mean he never kept in the format, just as a large catch total does not prove he kept in every match. Team sheets and scorecards are needed for match-specific role claims. The broader conclusion is safer: he is a trained wicketkeeper who has often been selected primarily for his batting and can give teams flexibility around the gloves.

What is Tom Alsop's salary or net worth?

No audited public record establishes Tom Alsop's salary, career earnings or net worth. County contract announcements confirm duration but do not disclose pay. Brisbane Heat, Gulf Giants and SunRisers Leeds publish playing records or squad information, not a complete account of his compensation, endorsements, taxes or assets.

The Hundred's 2026 registration document listed Alsop with a £31,000 reserve. A reserve is the minimum auction category selected by a registered player; it is not proof of the final amount paid, take-home salary or total wealth. Turning that figure into a net-worth estimate would be misleading, so no numerical wealth claim is presented.

What is known about Tom Alsop's family and relationships?

Alsop referred to his family when explaining why long-term security mattered before the Gloucestershire move. The Sussex announcement did not identify a spouse, partner or children, and it did not disclose private family circumstances. That public statement can be reported without turning it into an unsupported relationship biography.

CricketArchive lists cricketers Owen Alsop and Stan Alsop as his brothers, both connected with Wiltshire cricket. Beyond that cricket link, dependable public sources do not establish the names or status of a wife, girlfriend, partner or children. This profile does not repeat social-media inference or biography-site claims where the underlying evidence is missing.

What comes next for Tom Alsop?

Alsop's immediate task is to finish the 2026 season with Sussex before beginning the next phase of his county career at Gloucestershire. The move gives Gloucestershire an experienced left-hander with more than 10,000 combined runs across first-class, List A and T20 cricket when the three non-overlapping format totals are considered together.

His value is broader than one headline score. He can bat in the top order, manage a chase, accelerate in white-ball cricket and cover wicketkeeping. The central question for Gloucestershire will be how to use that flexibility consistently, while future career totals should move only after completed matches rather than from the transfer announcement itself.

Tom Alsop records

Tom Alsop career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

First-class (through 15 August 2026)118matches

Batting

Runs: 5,683
High score: 182*
Average: 31.22
100s / 50s: 10/34

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 3
Best bowling: 2/59
Average: 44.66
Balls: 167
Catches / stumpings: 136/0
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

List A (through 15 August 2026)73matches

Batting

Runs: 2,407
High score: 189*
Average: 35.92
100s / 50s: 6/12

Bowling & fielding

Catches / stumpings: 47/6

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20 (through 15 August 2026)120matches

Batting

Runs: 2,521
High score: 87*
Average: 26.81
100s / 50s: 0/14

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 0
Balls: 6
Catches / stumpings: 45/5
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

England pathway

Debut

England Under-19s from 2013; 107 against South Africa Under-19s in August 2014

Last listed match

England Lions and North-South representative cricket followed in 2016-17

First-class

Debut

Hampshire v Kent, Southampton, 15 September 2014

Last listed match

Career table updated through 15 August 2026

List A

Debut

Hampshire in 2014

Last listed match

Career table updated through 15 August 2026

T20

Debut

Hampshire v Somerset, Taunton, 19 June 2016

Last listed match

Career table updated through 15 August 2026

Sussex

Debut

Season-long loan announced 17 March 2022; permanent move announced 7 June 2022

Last listed match

Scheduled to leave after the 2026 season

Gloucestershire

Debut

Move announced 27 July 2026

Last listed match

Joins after the end of the 2026 season; no appearance inferred

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Scored 107 from 83 balls for England Under-19s against South Africa in 2014.
Shared an England Lions record 200-run List A third-wicket partnership in 2017.
Made 72 in Hampshire's 2018 One-Day Cup final win over Kent at Lord's.
Scored 930 County Championship runs with four hundreds in his first Sussex season.
Won Sussex's 2022 men's limited-overs player of the year award.
Made a List A career-best 189* against Middlesex in August 2022.
Made a first-class career-best 182* against Leicestershire in May 2023.
Received Sussex county cap number 154 in 2023.
Recorded 115 Big Bash runs for Brisbane Heat and 136 ILT20 runs for Gulf Giants.
Will join Gloucestershire after completing the 2026 season with Sussex.

Reader questions

Tom Alsop FAQ

How old is Tom Alsop?

Tom Alsop was born on 26 November 1995 and was 30 years old on 26 August 2026. Some team pages show 27 November, but CricketArchive and Brisbane Heat publish 26 November.

Which county does Tom Alsop play for?

Tom Alsop remains a Sussex player through the end of the 2026 season. Sussex announced that he will join Gloucestershire afterward.

What is Tom Alsop's highest first-class score?

Tom Alsop's first-class high score is 182 not out, made for Sussex against Leicestershire at Grace Road in May 2023.

What is Tom Alsop's highest List A score?

His List A high score is 189 not out for Sussex against Middlesex at Hove on 23 August 2022.

Did Tom Alsop play for England?

He represented England Under-19s and England Lions but has not played a senior international match for England.

Did Tom Alsop win the One-Day Cup?

Yes. He scored 72 in Hampshire's 61-run win over Kent in the 2018 One-Day Cup final at Lord's.

Is Tom Alsop a wicketkeeper?

Yes. He is a trained wicket-keeper-batter, although teams have also selected him as a specialist batter and he has not kept wicket in every match.

How many runs did Tom Alsop score for SunRisers Leeds in 2026?

SunRisers Leeds' official player page records 107 runs from five matches in the 2026 Hundred.

What is Tom Alsop's net worth?

No audited or otherwise dependable public record establishes Tom Alsop's net worth. A £31,000 Hundred registration reserve is not proof of salary or total wealth.

Is Tom Alsop married?

Dependable public cricket sources do not establish his marital or relationship status. Sussex reported that family security influenced his county move but did not identify a spouse or partner.

Conclusion

Tom Alsop has built a substantial domestic career through England's age-group pathway, Hampshire's academy, a One-Day Cup title and a productive five-season period at Sussex. The 189* and 182* are his headline scores, but the wider record shows repeat value across formats: 5,683 first-class runs, 2,407 List A runs and 2,521 T20 runs through 15 August 2026. He remains with Sussex for the rest of the season before joining Gloucestershire, where his left-handed batting and wicketkeeping cover should give the county several ways to use him.