Tom Helm (cricketer)

Tom Helm
Helm in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Thomas George Helm
Born (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 30)
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentMiddlesex (squad no. 7)
2014→ Glamorgan (on loan)
2023–2024Birmingham Phoenix
FC debut17 September 2013 Middlesex v Yorkshire
LA debut20 June 2013 Middlesex v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 60 40 101
Runs scored 1,085 206 275
Batting average 18.08 12.87 11.95
100s/50s 0/4 0/0 0/0
Top score 64 30 28*
Balls bowled 9,632 1,816 1,945
Wickets 167 56 109
Bowling average 31.38 31.10 27.00
5 wickets in innings 5 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/110 5/33 5/11
Catches/stumpings 23/– 15/– 22/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024

Thomas George 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]

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. Three 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.

In the summer of 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] He was included in England's 24-man group for behind closed doors training for the One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland,[6][7] though he did not make the final squad. In November 2020, he was named as a reserve player in England's squad for their series against South Africa.[8]

In July 2021, Helm was named in England's ODI squad for their series against Pakistan,[9] after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for COVID-19.[10] In September 2022, he was named in England's T20I squad for the tour of Pakistan.[11]

  1. ^ "Tom Helm profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Middlesex County Cricket Club". Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Full Scorecard of Middlesex vs Yorkshire Group C 2013 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ "South Africa v England: Ben Stokes named in Twenty20 squad for white-ball tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. ^ "England Men announce new squad for Royal London Series against Pakistan". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Ben Stokes to captain England against Pakistan after seven members in bio-bubble test positive for COVID-19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. ^ "England keep faith with old guard as Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes return for T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2022.