Tom Helm (cricketer)
Thomas George "Tom" Helm (born 7 May 1994) is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club.[1] A fast bowler from Buckinghamshire, Helm signed for Middlesex in June 2012 when he was 18.[2]
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| Full name | Thomas George Helm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1994 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Middlesex (squad no. 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Glamorgan (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 17 September 2013 Middlesex v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 20 June 2013 Middlesex v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angus Fraser, Middlesex's Managing Director of Cricket, said of Helm's 2 1⁄2-year contract deal:
"Tom is an exciting young fast bowler and we are delighted to have him on board. He is the fifth local boy we have signed in the past couple of years - Ravi Patel, Adam Rossington, Gurjit Sandhu and Ollie Wilkin are the others - and we hope that, along with these other cricketers, he will play a major role in Middlesex cricket in years to come.”[2]
He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in June 2013.[3] In a rain-affected match, he didn't bat and had yet to bowl before the match came to an early end. 3 days later, Helm played his second List A match against Unicorns where he took 3-27.[3] He suffered a stress fracture which prevented him from reaching his full potential as a youth cricketer.
On 29 May 2020, Helm was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] On 9 July 2020, Helm was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland.[6][7]
References
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/player/512907.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/engine/current/match/593407.html
- "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
External links
- Tom Helm at ESPNcricinfo
- Tom Helm at CricketArchive (subscription required)