Tom Cullen (cricketer)

Thomas Nicholas Cullen (born 4 January 1992) is an Australian-English professional cricketer. He attended Aquinas College in Perth. He played as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He made his first-class debut for Cardiff MCC University against Gloucestershire in April 2015.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 June 2021, for Glamorgan in the 2021 T20 Blast.[2] He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Glamorgan in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup. Glamorgan would later go on to win the 2021 tournament with Cullen taking the winning catch in the final against Durham. When Tom was younger, he was selected as one of four Western Australian contestants for FOX 8's reality TV show Football Superstar. He would compete on the Australia wide show for season one and two as West Australia's captain and have a best place finish getting to the last 8 to be awarded a contract for an A-League club.[3]

Tom Cullen
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Nicholas Cullen
Born (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32)
Perth, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2017Cardiff MCCU
2017–2022Glamorgan
FC debut7 April 2015 Cardiff MCCU v Gloucestershire
LA debut22 July 2021 Glamorgan v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 22 17 1
Runs scored 629 321 5
Batting average 19.65 35.66 5.00
100s/50s 0/4 0/2 0/0
Top score 63 80* 5
Catches/stumpings 58/1 21/3 1/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 August 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Gloucestershire v Cardiff MCCU at Bristol, Apr 7–9, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ "South Group (D/N), Cardiff, Jun 18 2021, Vitality Blast". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cardiff, Jul 22 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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