Tom Moody

Thomas Masson Moody (born October 2, 1965, Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer.

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"Long" Tom Moody, so nicknamed for his 1.98 metre (six foot six inch) height, began his career in the 1985/86 season with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and also played in England with Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Captaining WA and Worcester to various trophies, Moody scored over 20,000 first class runs and hit 64 centuries; he was also a useful medium pace bowler.

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He played eight Test matches for Australia between 1989 and 1992, although he had more success with Australia's one-day team, appearing in three World Cups and two finals - 1987 and 1999 - alongside Steve Waugh.

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Since retirement, in 2001, Moody has coached, been an Australian cricketer's representative and for several years held the post of director of cricket with Worcestershire. In May 2005 he was considered for the post of coach to the Indian national cricket team but lost out to Greg Chappell. However, a few days later he was appointed coach of Sri Lanka.

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