Toby Henry Somerville Pettman (born 11 May 1998) is an English first-class

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er who plays for Nottinghamshire.

Early life and career

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. 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, 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

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against Kent in 2018 and Middlesex and Hampshire in 2019. 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

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of 21.15, twice taking a

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. He recorded his best figures of 5 for 19 in The University Match of 2019. 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. In November 2021, he was selected for a Marylebone Cricket Club squad to play a tournament in Almería, Spain. Pettman began the 2022 season once again in the Nottinghamshire 2nd XI. In June 2022, he joined Derbyshire on a short-term loan. Making his County Championship debut against Middlesex at

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, he took 3 wickets for 40 runs to record the best bowling figures in Derbyshire's first innings. Later in the month he also played a single Championship game for

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as a short-term loan signing to cover for injuries.County Championship: Hashim Amla and Ben Geddes hit tons as Surrey punish Kent
BBC Sport, 26 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pettman, Toby 1998 births Living people Cricketers from Kingston upon Thames People educated at Tonbridge School Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Oxford MCCU cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Kent cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers