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Thomas Masson Moody (born October 2, 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. [1]
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.[2][3]
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. [4]
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.[5]
Tom Moody's Test career batting performance.
[edit] References
- ^ Most Runs in a Season for Worcestershire. CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ A knight to remember. Cricinfo (2 October 2003). Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Brenkley, Stephen (13 June 1999). World Cup - Long Tom the talisman. The Independent. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ ABC Sport - Cricket - Jayawardene hopes Moody won't quit for England
- ^ "Moody returns home to coach Retravision Warriors", 14/5/07. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
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