Danny Lamb
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| Full name | Daniel John Lamb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1995 Preston, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Emma Lamb (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Lancashire (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Gloucestershire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Somerset (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sussex (squad no. 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 20 June 2018 Lancashire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 14 May 2017 Lancashire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel John Lamb (born 7 September 1995) is an English cricketer, who plays for Sussex.[1] Lamb is an all-rounder.
Personal life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Danny Lamb". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Lancashire's Kyle Jarvis, Gavin Griffiths and Tom Bailey sign new deals". Manchester Evening News. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Emma Lamb". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire's Emma Lamb becomes first woman to play in Cheshire County Premier League". Manchester Evening News. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Cricket: Lancashire's Josh Bohannon hails "exciting" Hundred launch ahead of Sunday's draft". Liverpool Echo. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, May 14, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Leicestershire at Liverpool, Jul 9, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Mennie concussion scare as substitute rule used for first time". ESPNcricinfo. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire's Danny Lamb to become first concussion replacement in English cricket". Sky Sports. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lancashire: Toby Lester and Danny Lamb sign new two-year contracts at Old Trafford". BBC Sport. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "County Championship: Tom Bailey and Danny Lamb put Lancashire on top against Glamorgan". BBC Sport. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "County Championship: Danny Lamb and Luke Wood hit centuries as Lancashire dominate Kent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Danny Lamb five-for sets up Lancashire to claim Bristol spoils". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2021.