Danny Lamb

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

Danny Lamb
Personal information
Full name
Daniel John Lamb
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995
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

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. "Danny Lamb". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. "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. "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. "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.
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