- Martin Bamber
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Personal information Full name Martin John Bamber Born 7 January 1961
Cheam, Surrey, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Domestic team information Years Team 1982–1984 Northamptonshire Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 13 10 Runs scored 638 205 Batting average 26.58 29.28 100s/50s –/3 –/1 Top score 77 71 Balls bowled 15 – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 6/– 2/– Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2011 Martin John Bamber (born 7 January 1961) is a former English cricketer. Bamber was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Cheam, Surrey.
Having previously played Second XI cricket for Middlesex and Surrey between 1976 and 1981, Bamber eventually joined Northamptonshire, making his first-class debut for the county against Cambridge University in 1982. He made a further twelve first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1984 County Championship.[1] In his thirteen first-class matches, he scored a total of 638 runs at an average of 26.58, with a high score of 77.[2] This score, which was one of three first-class fifties he made, came against Cambridge University in 1982.[3] He made his List A debut in the 1983 John Player Special League against Surrey. He made nine further List A appearances, the last of which came in the 1984 John Player Special League against Somerset.[4] In his ten List A matches, he scored 205 runs at an average of 29.28, with a high score of 71.[5] This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Surrey in 1983.[6] He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1984 season.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27655/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27655/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/43/43609.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27655/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27655/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Surrey v Northamptonshire, 1983 John Player League". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/43/43687.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1961 births
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- People from Cheam
- English cricketers
- Northamptonshire cricketers
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