Cyril Desmond Helfrich (21 May 1924 – 23 March 2002) was a South African

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between 1945 and 1958. He was one of four brothers who played first-class cricket in South Africa. A middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Cyril Helfrich had his most successful season in 1950–51, when he was one of only five batsmen to score 500 runs in the

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. He made 524 runs at an average of 52.40, including his highest first-class score of 165 in the match against Eastern Province, when he went to the wicket with the score at 27 for 3. At the end of the season he played in a trial match to help the selectors choose the team to tour England that year, but he was unsuccessful. Helfrich was particularly successful in Griqualand West's matches against touring teams. He top-scored for them in the match against MCC in 1948–49 with 71 in the first innings, scored 77 against the

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a year later, and made a quick 55 not out in a run-chase against the

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in 1953–54. He also took five wickets against the New Zealanders. In his last first-class innings he made 23 when Griqualand West were dismissed for 69 by the Australians in 1957-58.

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