Tom Norton hat-trick: 18 year old bowler created a stir in the debut match, historic hat-trick seen after 120 years

By Samira Vishwas On May 11, 2026

Tom Norton hat-trick: Every bowler dreams of taking a hat-trick in his career, but England’s young bowler Tom Norton achieved this feat in his first class debut match itself. 18-year-old Norton, playing for Glamorgan in the County Championship, performed brilliantly against Somerset and created history. His achievement is being discussed a lot in the cricket world.

Completed a brilliant hat-trick in the second innings

In the match being played at the Sophia Garden ground in Cardiff, Tom Norton troubled the batsmen of Somerset with his lethal bowling in the second innings. He completed his hat-trick by dismissing three consecutive batsmen. Norton achieved this special feat by sending James Reu, Tom Lamonby and Archie Vaughan, son of former English captain Michael Vaughan, to the pavilion. Apart from this, he took the wicket of Will Smid and took a total of four wickets in the second innings.

Such a hat-trick was seen after 120 years

This achievement of Tom Norton is also considered special because the feat of taking a hat-trick on first class debut in the County Championship has been seen after 120 years. Earlier this had happened in 1906. With this, Norton has also become the youngest bowler to take a hat-trick in the debut match for Glamorgan. Making such a record at such a young age points towards his bright future.

18 years old. First‑Class debut. Hat-trick.
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—Glamorgan Cricket (@GlamCricket) May 9, 2026

Somerset’s second innings faltered

In the match, Somerset had scored 354 runs in the first innings, in response to which the Glamorgan team was reduced to 229 runs. However, Somerset’s batting appeared to completely disintegrate in the second innings. By the end of the second day’s play, the team had lost 6 wickets for just 32 runs. Tom Norton’s hat-trick was the biggest attraction in this.

Glamorgan returns to the match

Despite falling behind in the first innings, Glamorgan made a strong comeback in the match on the basis of excellent bowling in the second innings. Tom Norton’s performance boosted the morale of the team and made the match exciting. Now all eyes are on this young bowler, who made his debut memorable.

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