Norton's hat-trick (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Tom Norton hat-trick: Every bowler desires to take a hat-trick. But, what can we say when we get that hat-trick in the debut match itself? Something similar has happened with 18-year-old bowler Tom Norton, who took an amazing hat-trick on his first class debut. In doing so, he not only created history but also such a hat-trick in the County Championship has been seen after 120 years. Tom Norton made his debut for Glamorgan against Somerset, in whose second innings he completed his hat-trick.
Tom Norton took a hat-trick on first class debut
The County Championship match is being played between Glamorgan and Somerset at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. In this match, by the end of the second day's play, Somerset scored 32 runs for 6 wickets in its second innings, out of which Tom Norton took 4 wickets alone with a hat-trick. The three batsmen whom Tom Norton dismissed in his debut match to complete his hat-trick included the names of James Ryu, Tom Lamonby and Archie Vaughan, son of Michael Vaughan. Apart from these, he dismissed Will Smid and took his fourth victim in the second innings.
18 years old. First‑Class debut. Hat-trick.
Stuff of dreams – you absolute beauty, Tom Norton 🤯🔥#GLAvSOM #OhGlammyGlammy pic.twitter.com/W0ER0riKWf
—Glamorgan Cricket (@GlamCricket) May 9, 2026
Tom Norton created history, this happened after 120 years
Tom Norton created history by taking a hat-trick against Somerset. He has become the youngest bowler for Glamorgan to take a hat-trick on first class debut. He is the first player since 1906 to take a hat-trick on first-class debut in the County Championship. Simply put, after 120 years, such a hat-trick has been seen which was not seen before in the County Championship.
The status of the match between Glamorgan and Somerset
Talking about the County Championship match, Somerset, which scored 354 runs in its first innings, did not show the same magic in the second innings. In the second innings, Somerset lost 6 wickets for 32 runs. Meanwhile, Glamorgan's first innings ended at 229 runs. Somerset definitely got the lead in the first innings. But on their second innings, Nakase seems to be making a comeback in the Glamorgan match.
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