Sam Hain

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Sam Hain
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Robert Hain
Born (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 26)
Hong Kong
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentWarwickshire (squad no. 16)
2017–2018Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
2021–presentManchester Originals
First-class debut4 May 2014 Warwickshire v Middlesex
List A debut1 June 2013 Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 90 58 79
Runs scored 4,558 2,810 2,369
Batting average 35.60 59.78 37.60
100s/50s 10/26 10/15 0/17
Top score 208 161* 95
Balls bowled 42 – –
Wickets 0 – –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 84/– 22/– 48/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2021

Samuel Robert Hain (born 16 July 1995 in Hong Kong) is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off spin.[1] He made his debut for the county in the 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40 against Worcestershire.[2]

Early life and youth career[]

Hain was born in Hong Kong to two British parents, he was brought up for the most part, in Australia and fast-tracked into their Under-19 side as a 16-year-old.[3] But his life was changed forever when, on an exchange scheme at Loretto School in Edinburgh, he was spotted by former Warwickshire captain Michael Powell, who was coaching there.[4] He completed his Year Twelve education from the The Southport School.[5]

Hain was sent for trials at Warwickshire where former England all-rounder Rikki Clarke rated his new colleague's batting in the nets as the best he had ever seen.[6] Hain made his debut for the club's 2nd XI that year and impressed sufficiently to win Warwickshire's most promising young player award. He continued his progress by topping the county's Championship batting averages - for regular players, at least - in 2015.[7]

Domestic career[]

Hain is regarded as an excellent prospect for English cricket and known as a 360-degree hitter for having highest batting average than anyone to have played 50 innings or more in limited overs cricket.[8][9]

He broke into the Australia U19 squad aged just 16, and played for Australia in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup as the team finished runners-up. In March 2013, Hain committed himself to England and agreed a contract with Warwickshire.[10]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 20 May 2016 for Birmingham Bears against Nottinghamshire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.[11] He impressively shone on his debut match scoring an unbeaten 92 off 54 balls, and was awarded the player of the match.[12] This was also his first ever player of the match award in his career.[13]

On 29 May 2020, Hain was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15] On 9 July 2020, Hain was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland.[16][17]

Hain is one of the all-time highest run scorers for the Birmingham Bears in T20 Blast.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Sam Hain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Group A, Worcestershire v Warwickshire at Worcester, June 1, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Australia frustrated at losing young stars Sam Robson and Sam Hain". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Hain's maturity a lesson to Middlesex". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Gold Coast teenager Sam Hain has record-breaking cricket season in English County Championship". Gold Cost Bulletin. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Who Is Sam Hain?". Wisden. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Player Biography: Sam Hain". Edgbaston. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Can Sam Hain take one-day ability back into the red-ball arena?". The Cricketer. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Sam Hain: The England prospect with a better batting average than Virat Kohli". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Warwickshire tempt Hain to Britain". ESPNcricinfo. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  11. ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire at Nottingham, May 20, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Hain's T20 debut silences 10,000 at Trent Bridge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Matches in which Sam Hain won an award". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  14. ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  17. ^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  18. ^ "ECB must sit up & pay attention as Sam Hain sends a message". Birmingham. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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