Danny Lamb
Personal information
Full name
Daniel John Lamb
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)
Preston, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsEmma Lamb (sister)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2023Lancashire (squad no. 26)
2023→ Gloucestershire (on loan)
2023→ Somerset (on loan)
First-class debut20 June 2018 Lancashire v Worcestershire
List A debut14 May 2017 Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 25 26 56
Runs scored 727 390 256
Batting average 26.92 35.45 12.80
100s/50s 1/4 0/2 0/0
Top score 125 86* 29*
Balls bowled 2,918 1,235 874
Wickets 50 36 43
Bowling average 30.50 33.63 29.95
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/55 5/30 3/23
Catches/stumpings 10/– 14/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 August 2023

Daniel John Lamb (born 7 September 1995) is an English cricketer, who plays for Sussex.[1] Lamb is an all-rounder.

Personal life

Lamb is from Preston, Lancashire, England,[2] and attended St Michael's Church of England High School, Chorley.[1] His sister Emma plays for Lancashire Women and North West Thunder.[3]

Career

Lamb has played club cricket for Bramhall in the Cheshire County Cricket League,[4] and Leigh.[5]

In 2015, Lamb signed a scholarship deal with Lancashire, having already featured in Second XI matches for them.[2] Lamb made his List A debut for Lancashire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 14 May 2017.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 9 July 2017.[7] In June 2018, Lamb made his first-class debut as a Concussion substitute for Joe Mennie.[8] He was the first concussion substitute in English cricket.[8][9] He made six appearances in the 2018 t20 Blast, as Lancashire reached the finals day.[10] Later in same year, he signed a contract with Lancashire until 2020.[10][11]

In a 2019 match against Glamorgan, Lamb took 4/70.[12] In April 2021, during the 2021 County Championship match against Kent, Lamb scored his maiden century in first-class cricket with 125 runs.[13] In July 2021, in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup, Lamb took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Danny Lamb". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Lancashire's Kyle Jarvis, Gavin Griffiths and Tom Bailey sign new deals". Manchester Evening News. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Emma Lamb". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Lancashire's Emma Lamb becomes first woman to play in Cheshire County Premier League". Manchester Evening News. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Cricket: Lancashire's Josh Bohannon hails "exciting" Hundred launch ahead of Sunday's draft". Liverpool Echo. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, May 14, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Leicestershire at Liverpool, Jul 9, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Mennie concussion scare as substitute rule used for first time". ESPNcricinfo. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Lancashire's Danny Lamb to become first concussion replacement in English cricket". Sky Sports. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Preston all-rounder Danny Lamb becomes latest player to sign new Lancashire contract". Lancashire Evening Post. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Lancashire: Toby Lester and Danny Lamb sign new two-year contracts at Old Trafford". BBC Sport. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  12. ^ "County Championship: Tom Bailey and Danny Lamb put Lancashire on top against Glamorgan". BBC Sport. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  13. ^ "County Championship: Danny Lamb and Luke Wood hit centuries as Lancashire dominate Kent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Danny Lamb five-for sets up Lancashire to claim Bristol spoils". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

External links

Sussex County Cricket Club – current squad
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