Gloucestershire’s Tommy Boorman called up to England u19s Test squad
19 August 2022
Gloucestershire academy player Tommy Boorman has been called up to the England u19s Test squad for the first of two matches against Sri Lanka, starting on Sunday 21 August.
The exciting right-hand, top order batter has been rewarded for displaying consistent good form for the Gloucestershire u18s this season. Boorman, 17, has starred in 14 matches and has scored 725 runs at an average of 51.79 in 2022 so far. His best performance with the bat came earlier in the month when he scored 216 v Northamptonshire in a three-day match for the U18s County Age Group side.
Throughout the course of the season Boorman has hit two centuries and four fifties for the u18s, with his exciting form earning him four call-ups to the Gloucestershire second XI. In his most recent outing for the Glos Second XI v Essex in Colchester, Boorman hit an excellent 86 of 129 balls as The Shire claimed victory by an innings and 95 runs.
Just reward for his impressive form, Boorman has been included in the England u19s squad for the two tour matches v Sri Lanka on August 21-24 and August 28-31.
Tim Hancock, Head of Talent Pathway at Gloucestershire Cricket, said: “I am very pleased for Tommy, he is a really impressive young player who has batted superbly this season.
“He has been scoring runs for club and county since he was an u10 and I am sure he will rise to the challenges offered to him in the coming weeks.”
13-man England u19 squad to face Sri Lanka:
Ben McKinney (Durham – captain), Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire), George Bell (Lancashire), Tommy Boorman (Gloucestershire), Ben Cliff (Yorkshire), Bertie Foreman (Sussex), Alex Horton (Glamorgan), Matthew Hurst (Lancashire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Dominic Kelly (Hampshire), Ben Parker (Worcestershire), Harry Singh (Lancashire), Ross Whitfield (Durham).
The first Test vs the Sri Lankan tourists takes place Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 August at the Cloud County Ground in Chelmsford, Essex. England selectors will name a squad for the second LV= Insurance Test ahead of that match, which begins on 28 August at the Incora County Ground in Derby.
ECB Elite Performance Pathway Coach and former Glos Head Coach, Richard Dawson, said: “We’re really looking forward to this series and seeing how a wide range of the best young men’s players in this country adapt to the challenge and opportunity of international age-group cricket.
“Already this season it’s been encouraging to see a number of the guys from our World Cup squad earning regular selection for their counties and making some significant contributions.
“The key for us when selecting a squad is working out with the counties what’s best for each individual player, and for the first Test match - in a number of cases - we agreed that it was best for them to continue playing domestic cricket.
“That removes some experience from our squad, but it also increases the challenge and opportunity for the guys who have been selected.”
