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Tom Latham New Zealand Cricketer

Thomas William Maxwell Latham, known as Tom Latham, is a New Zealand cricketer who represents New Zealand in all formats of the game and is the vice-captain of the national team in the Test and ODI formats. He is primarily a batsman who has also served as a wicketkeeper. As of November 2019, Latham is the 8th-ranked Test batsman in the world according to the ICC Player Rankings with 724 points.

Playing for Canterbury, he made his first-class cricket debut against Central Districts in the 2010 Plunket Shield. He was selected for the One Day International series against Zimbabwe in 2012. On 3 February 2012, he made his ODI debut. He made his Test debut against India in February 2014. Latham is the son of former New Zealand cricketer Rod Latham.

In December 2022, during the first Test against Pakistan, Latham scored his 13th century in Test cricket, the most by a New Zealand opening batsman in Tests. In October 2024, Latham was made the captain of the New Zealand Test team.