Toby Henry Somerville Pettman (born 11 May 1998) is an English first-class cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | Toby Henry Somerville Pettman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 24) Kingston upon Thames, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Withyham Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Oxford MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Derbyshire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Kent (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pettman was born at Kingston upon Thames in May 1998. He was educated at Tonbridge School, before going up to Jesus College, Oxford to read Classics, graduating in 2020 with a Double First.[1] While studying at Oxford, Pettman made four appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020,[2] captaining the side in the 2020 game (the last to have first-class status). In addition to playing for Oxford University, Pettman also made three first-class appearances for Oxford MCCU against Kent in 2018 and Middlesex and Hampshire in 2019.[2][notes 1] In seven first-class matches, Pettman scored 122 runs at an average of 17.42 and a high score of 54 not out, while with his right-arm fast-medium bowling he took 33 wickets at a bowling average of 21.15, twice taking a five wicket haul.[1] He recorded his best figures of 5 for 19 in The University Match of 2019.[3]
After leaving Oxford in 2020, Pettman was about to start a job in data analytics when he was offered a one-year professional cricket contract by Nottinghamshire coach Peter Moores. He played for the Nottinghamshire 2nd XI in 2021 and then signed another one-year contract for 2022.[4] In November 2021, he was selected for a Marylebone Cricket Club squad to play a tournament in Almería, Spain.[5]
Pettman began the 2022 season once again in the Nottinghamshire 2nd XI. In June 2022, he joined Derbyshire on a short-term loan.[6] Making his County Championship debut against Middlesex at Queen's Park, Chesterfield, he took 3 wickets for 40 runs to record the best bowling figures in Derbyshire's first innings.[7] Later in the month he also played a single Championship game for Kent County Cricket Club as a short-term loan signing to cover for injuries.[8][9]
Toby Pettman at ESPNcricinfo
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