Player profile

Tom Bruce

Allrounder

Born: Aug 02, 1991
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm offbreak
From: Te Kuiti, King Country

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
List A	54	1,776	37.79	93.52	139
T10	8	102	34	242.86	61*
First-class	90	6,000	46.88	66.3	345
ODI	5	33	33	94.29	22
T20I	61	1,037	21.60	132.78	64
T20	116	2,814	31.98	142.05	95

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
List A	54	3	9.08	12.0	3/4
T10	8	2	13.5	4.0	1/12
First-class	90	21	3.91	188.4	2/17
T20	116	15	8.53	47.0	3/9

Recent performances

T20 match form

17 Feb 2026vs NEP, T20 WC 2026, #33T20I

Batting: 5 (6b)
Bowling: —

14 Feb 2026vs ENG, T20 WC 2026, #23T20I

Batting: 24 (18b)
Bowling: —

9 Feb 2026vs ITA, T20 WC 2026, #7T20I

Batting: 1 (2b)
Bowling: —

7 Feb 2026vs WI, T20 WC 2026, #2T20I

Batting: 35 (28b)
Bowling: —

About

Player story

A swashbuckling right-handed batsman who seems suited for the T20 format, Tom Bruce grabbed headlines in the 2015-16 Super Smash season where he took bowlers apart at will. Buoyed by those performances, he gradually became a core of the Central Districts team across all formats. Aggressive in nature, his best shots are square of the wicket on both sides although he is equally adept at muscling the ball in the V. Another fetish that Bruce has is to sweep against pace bowlers and he can pull that off with effortless ease. His performances, particularly in the shortest format saw him get picked for New Zealand in T20Is but he's had an underwhelming time so far. Apart from being a T20 natural, Bruce has also performed commendably in First-class cricket for Central Districts, being one of their mainstays in the middle order. He bats with the same positive intent and that makes him a gamechanger in the longer format. Even in the 50-over format, he is a utility hitter but inconsistency is a big issue as he at times doesn't seem to have the temperament to build long innings, ironical considering his FC exploits. Bruce can also bowl off-breaks which is part-timer stuff at best. All in all, an attacking option to have in white-ball cricket and he is definitely in the radar of the New Zealand selectors.