Liam Livingstone
Personal information
Full name
Liam Stephen Livingstone
Born (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 30)
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 709)1 December 2022 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 258)26 March 2021 v India
Last ODI29 October 2023 v India
T20I debut (cap 80)23 June 2017 v South Africa
Last T20I5 September 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.23
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentLancashire
2019Karachi Kings
2019–2021Rajasthan Royals
2019Cape Town Blitz
2019/20–2020/21Perth Scorchers
2020, 2022Peshawar Zalmi
2021–presentBirmingham Phoenix
2022–presentPunjab Kings
2024MI Cape Town
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 21 63 76
Runs scored 16 494 3,085 2,046
Batting average 16.00 30.87 38.08 34.67
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 7/15 1/13
Top score 9 95* 224 129
Balls bowled – 406 3,375 1,711
Wickets – 12 43 35
Bowling average – 29.83 36.13 42.62
5 wickets in innings – 0 1 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 3/16 6/52 3/16
Catches/stumpings 0/– 8/– 74/– 33/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2023

Liam Stephen Livingstone (born 4 August 1993) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. Livingstone is a right-handed batter and spin bowler, capable of bowling both right-arm leg and off spin.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire in May 2015.[2] He was awarded the Most Valuable Player in the ECB's inaugural The Hundred competition.[3] He was a member of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Career

On 19 April 2015, Livingstone gained media coverage after scoring 350 off 138 balls for his club side Nantwich, reported to be one of the highest individual scores in one-day history.[4][5]

Livingstone made his first-class debut for Lancashire in the first game of the 2016 season. On 24 April 2017, after leading Lancashire as stand-in captain to their first victory of the 2017 season, he was awarded his county cap.[6] On 30 November 2017, he was appointed as club captain for the 2018 season, replacing Steven Croft.[7]

In June 2017, Livingstone was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against South Africa.[8] He made his T20I debut for England against South Africa on 23 June 2017.[9] On 10 January 2018 Livingstone received his first call up to the England Test Squad for their upcoming two-match series against New Zealand following a strong performance for the England Lions side during the Ashes Winter of 2017/18, in which national selector James Whitaker said that Livingstone had been a 'standout performer'.[10]

In December 2018, Livingstone was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[11][12] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[13]

In November 2019, he signed with Perth Scorchers for the 2019-20 Big Bash League tournament.[14] He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[15]

On 29 May 2020, Livingstone was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17] On 9 July 2020, Livingstone was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland.[18][19] On 27 July 2020, Livingstone was named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the ODI series.[20][21] On 31 July 2020, Livingstone replaced Joe Denly in England's ODI squad,[22] after Denly suffered back spasms before the first match.[23] In November 2020, Livingstone was named in England's ODI squad for their series against South Africa.[24]

In February 2021, Livingstone was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[25] The following month, Livingstone was named in England's ODI squad for their series against India.[26] Livingstone made his ODI debut for England on 26 March 2021, against India,[27] averaging 63 across the series.

In June 2021, Livingstone was selected in the England squads for both the ODI and the T20 squads against Sri Lanka. He averaged 43 in the T20 series and claimed his maiden wicket in the format, subsequently being recognised with the player of the match award in the second game of the series. After opening in the first game of the ODI series he made way for the returning Jason Roy for the rest of the tour.[28]

In July 2021, in the opening match against Pakistan, Livingstone scored his first century in a T20I match, with 103 runs, becoming just the third man to score a T20I hundred for England.[29] He also scored the fastest fifty and the fastest century by an England batsman in T20Is, from 17 balls and 42 balls respectively.[30] He also smashed a 122-metre six in the second T20I match against Pakistan.[31] In September 2021, Livingstone was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[32]

In December 2021, Livingstone signed an extension to his Lancashire deal that will see him remain at the club until at least 2024.[33] In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[34] He hit the longest six of the tournament (117m).[35]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[36]

In June 2022, in the first ODI against the Netherlands, Livingstone scored a 50 off 17 balls, tied for the second fastest ever in One-Day cricket. Together as a team, England would score 498/4, the highest ODI score in the history of cricket.[37]

In August 2022, Liam Livingstone was drafted by MI Cape Town, a franchise owned by Reliance Industries’ IndiaWin Sports for US$500,000 in the inaugural season of the SA20 league. He is the highest-paid drafted player in the league along with Jos Buttler.[38]

In September 2022, Livingstone was named in the England squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which went on to win the tournament for an overall second time. He scored a total of 55 runs and took 3 wickets in 6 matches throughout the tournament.

On 12 October 2022, Livingstone earned his maiden Test call-up for the English tour to Pakistan in 2022-23.[39] In the same tour's first Test, on 1 December 2022, Livingstone made his Test debut for England.[40]

References

  1. ^ Macpherson, Will (30 March 2017). "Liam Livingstone: 'I have always had that confidence that I could make it'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Leicestershire at Manchester, 15 May 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Liam Livingstone named the Hundred MVP after stunning exploits with bat and ball". Daily Mirror. 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (19 April 2015). "Liam Livingstone: 350 off 138 balls". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ^ Mehta, Kalika (20 April 2015). "Liam Livingstone scores 350 for Nantwich in 500-run cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Liam Livingstone awarded Lancashire Cap". Lancashire County Cricket Club. April 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Liam Livingstone named Lancashire Captain".
  8. ^ "Livingstone, Crane in England T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  9. ^ "South Africa tour of England, 2nd T20I: England v South Africa at Taunton, Jun 23, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Vince and Stoneman keep Test places". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  13. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Perth Scorchers signs this England all-rounder for the upcoming BBL season".
  15. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  16. ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  19. ^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  20. ^ "England Men name 14-strong squad for Royal London Series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  21. ^ "England v Ireland: David Willey & Reece Topley recalled for ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  22. ^ "England v Ireland: Joe Denly ruled out of remainder of ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Denly ruled out of Ireland series with back spasms". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  24. ^ "South Africa v England: Ben Stokes named in Twenty20 squad for white-ball tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  25. ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Jofra Archer to miss India ODIs and start of IPL season, ECB confirms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  27. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Pune, Mar 26 2021, England tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Liam Livingstone Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Pakistan beat England despite Liam Livingstone's record-breaking hundred". Evening Standard. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Liam Livingstone smashes England's fastest T20I hundred". The Cricketer. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Watch: Liam Livingstone hits 122-metre six vs Pakistan, fans call it 'biggest ever'". The Indian Express. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Tymal Mills makes England's T20 World Cup squad, no return for Ben Stokes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  33. ^ "Liam Livingstone extends Lancashire stay". Lancashire CCC. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  34. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  35. ^ "WATCH: Liam Livingstone hits jaw-dropping biggest six of IPL 2022. Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  36. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  37. ^ "England register highest-ever ODI score of 498 runs against Netherlands". The Indian Express. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  38. ^ "Liam Livingstone drafted by MI Cape Town for SA20 league". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  39. ^ "ECB announce England squad for Test series in Pakistan: Liam Livingstone, Keaton Jennings and Surrey's Jacks called upon". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  40. ^ "Liam Livingstone to make his Test debut as England confirm playing XI for first Test against Pakistan". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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