Tom Norton made his 1st XI debut for Glamorgan in July 2024 in the showcase one-day friendly against Wiltshire at Swindon before in 2026, on his first-class debut for the Welsh county becoming the youngest-ever bowler to claim a hat-trick in first-class cricket.
The all-rounder had been a member of the Glamorgan Academy having been raised and educated in Abergavenny, with his great-grandfather having played for the British Lions during the 1950s. After some promising performances for the town’s club, Tom made his 2nd XI debut for Glamorgan in August 2022 aged fifteen against Gloucestershire at Panteg. The right-handed batter and seam bowler also impressed in age-group cricket for Wales.
In 2023 Tom acted as twelfth man in the showcase fixture against Herefordshire at Eastnor, and by making his 1st XI bow for the Welsh county at Swindon in 2024, Tom became, aged 16 years and 348 days, the youngest player to appear for the Welsh county since 2007 when James Harris played against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge a fortnight before his seventeenth birthday. After leading the Glamorgan Under-18 team to the competition’s title in 2025, Tom enjoyed a decent time in the Super Fours at Loughborough, before – aged 18 years and 18 days – making his List A debut in the final Metro Bank One-Day Cup match of the summer against Leicestershire at Sophia Gardens.
Tom made a decent start to the 2026 season with Glamorgan 2nd XI, and after some good performances with the ball, he made his first-class debut against Somerset at Sophia Gardens in early May. It proved to be a dramatic first appearance as the eighteen-year old rookie became the youngest player to claim a hat-trick for Glamorgan in first-class cricket, beating the record previously held by Jeff Jones who, aged 20, achieved the feat during the match with Yorkshire at Harrogate in 1962. Tom also became the first player to claim a hat-trick on first-class debut in the County Championship for 120 years emulating the achievements in 1906 of William Benskin for Leicestershire against Essex at Southend and Herbert Sedgwick for Yorkshire against Worcestershire at Hull.
Six weeks later and in what proved to be only his fourth first-class match, Tom produced another match-winning spell with the new ball against Surrey at Sophia Gardens as he completed a ferocious new ball spell of 4/15 from 25 balls, with all four of his victims being Test players. Tom ended up with figures of 5/50 and at 18 years and 316 days old, the teenager became the sixth youngest bowler in the Club’s history to take five wickets in an innings. His superb efforts saw Surrey were bowled out for 105 and after following-on 253 runs, he added two more to his tally as Glamorgan completed their first-ever Championship victory over Surrey at Sophia Gardens.
Tom’s outstanding bowling efforts attracted the attention of the England selectors and he was selected in the party for the Under-19 series against South Africa.
Tom Owain NORTON
Born – Abergavenny, 8 August 2007
Best performances for Glamorgan:
In List A cricket – 3/41 v Leicestershire at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, 2025.
Batting and Fielding Record (as at 13/10/25)
| M | I | NO | RUNS | AV | 100 | 50 | CT | ST | |
| List A | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Bowling Record (as at 13/10/25)
| Balls | M | R | W | AV | 5wI | 10wM | |
| List A | 60 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 13.67 | – | – |