Tom Moody

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Tom Moody
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-handed batsman (RHB)
bowling style = Right-arm medium
tests = 8
test runs = 456
test bat avg = 32.57
test 100s/50s = 2/3
test top score = 106
test overs = 72
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 73.50
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 1/17
test catches/stumpings = 9/0
ODIs = 76
ODI runs = 1211
ODI bat avg = 23.28
ODI 100s/50s = 0/10
ODI top score = 89
ODI overs = 466.1
ODI wickets = 52
ODI bowl avg = 38.73
ODI 5s = 0
ODI best bowling = 3/25
ODI catches/stumpings = 21/0
date = 16 May
year = 2005
source = http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6628.html

Thomas Masson Moody (born 2 October 1965, Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer and coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team. 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 for the 1st XI side, generally comprised of final year students, at the age of 13. Upon leaving school he moved immediately into Western Australian First Grade cricket with the Midland Guildford team.

"Long" Tom Moody, so nicknamed for his 1.98 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. [cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/England/ListA/Worcestershire/Batting_Records/Most_Season_Runs.html | title=Most Runs in a Season for Worcestershire | accessdate=2006-12-16 | publisher=CricketArchive]

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. [cite web
url = http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/132530.html
title = A knight to remember
accessdate = 2008-01-18
date = 2 October 2003
publisher = Cricinfo] [cite web
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990613/ai_n14228035/print
title = World Cup - Long Tom the talisman
accessdate = 2008-01-18
author =
last = Brenkley
first = Stephen
date = 13 June 1999
publisher = The Independent]

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. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200704/s1889468.htm ABC Sport - Cricket - Jayawardene hopes Moody won't quit for England ] ]

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. [cite news | url = http://www.waca.com.au/latestnews/news-detail.asp?ID=750 | title = Moody returns home to coach Retravision Warriors | date = 2007-05-14 | accessdate = 2007-05-14]

References

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NAME=Moody, Thomas Masson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Tom
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH=2 October 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH=Adelaide, South Australia
DATE OF DEATH=
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