Smacking the Seam and Keeping it Simple: The Foundations of Norton's Early Success

Richard Dawson’s praise for Tom Norton’s credits were as straightforward as it sounds, however complicated you'd expect it to be when asked about why he believes Norton has the abilities to take big scalps early in his career.

“He runs in hard and he doesn’t have any fear of who’s playing and that’s half the battle. Obviously you can keep improving on the skills and the rest of it but his desire to be out on the park is massive.” Dawson added.

The 18-year-old’s credentials are something to be admired at this stage in his career. His CV includes Shan Masood’s wicket on One Day Cup debut, a hat-trick against Somerset on County Championship debut and most recently a five-for against Surrey, including four England international batters in a single spell.