Overview
Thomas Barclay Sole (born 12 June 1996) is a Scottish cricketer who has represented Scotland in international cricket and Northamptonshire in English domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who plays alongside his brother Chris in the Scottish national setup.
Sole made his List A debut for Northamptonshire against the touring South Africans on 21 May 2017, during South Africa's tour of England. He went on to make his Twenty20 debut for Northamptonshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 17 August 2018.
At the international level, Sole made his One Day International debut for Scotland against Ireland during the 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. In March 2018, at the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, he took four wickets for fifteen runs against Hong Kong at the Bulawayo Athletic Club in Bulawayo. Hong Kong were bowled out for 92, and Scotland won the match by four wickets, with Sole being named the player of the match.
In July 2019, Sole was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural Euro T20 Slam, but the tournament was cancelled the following month. In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squads for the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, and made his T20I debut against the Netherlands on 19 September 2019. On 24 October 2019, the International Cricket Council announced that his bowling action had been found to be illegal, and he was suspended from bowling in international matches pending an assessment confirming a legal action.
Sole comes from a sporting family. His father, David Sole, played rugby union for Scotland, and his brother, Chris Sole, also plays cricket for Scotland.
References
Adapted from the English Wikipedia article on Tom Sole.