A familiar face made a welcome return to New Road during the recent England Lions One Day International matches, for the first time in over two decades…
Starring both on and off the pitch, Tom Moody played an instrumental role during his distinguished 15-year spell at Worcestershire between 1991 and 2005.
Joining the Club as an overseas pro, the Australian made 120 first-class and 165 List A appearances for the Pears in an illustrious playing career that saw him engrained into the fabric of the Club.
The towering all-rounder was instrumental in the Club’s successes during the 1990s, including victories in the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1991 and the NatWest Trophy in 1994, before taking over the captaincy from Tim Curtis in 1995.
He still holds a Club record of scoring 1,387 List A runs in a single season during 1991 and was name a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000.
Retiring from forms of domestic cricket in 1999, Moody then stepped up to the role as Director of Cricket, helping transform the Club’s senior set up and Academy, until departing to pastures new in 2005.
Describing his return as “surreal”, Tom caught up with us at the start of June to discuss his playing days, the fond memories of New Road and what makes his affiliation to Worcestershire quite so special.
