- Nick Lamb (cricketer)
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Personal information Full name Nicholas John Lamb Born 9 November 1985
St Albans, Hertfordshire, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Relations Tim Lamb (father) Domestic team information Years Team 2005–2007 Durham UCCE 2003–present Hertfordshire Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 220 Batting average 14.66 100s/50s –/1 Top score 62 Balls bowled 1,221 Wickets 17 Bowling average 41.64 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/92 Catches/stumpings 2/– Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2011 Nicholas John Lamb (born 9 November 1985) is an English cricketer. Lamb is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Lamb made his debut in county cricket for Hertfordshire in the 2003 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Wales Minor Counties.[1] Later, while studying for his degree at Durham University, Lamb made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Leicestershire in 2005. He made seven further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Durham in 2007.[2] In his eight first-class matches for the university, he scored 218 runs at an average of 16.76, with a high score of 62.[3] This score, his only first-class fifty, came against Surrey in 2006.[4] With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 41.31, with best figures of 4/92.[5] While at Durham University, he also played a single first-class match for the British Universities against the touring Sri Lankans.[2] With the ball, he took the wicket of Chamara Kapugedera, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck in the British Universities first-innings by Malinga Bandara, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Chaminda Vaas for 2 runs.[6]
He continues to play Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire, having made to date 27 Minor Counties Championship[7] and 20 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[1] His brother, Tim Lamb, played first-class cricket for a number of teams.
References
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Nick Lamb". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/60/60763/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Nick Lamb". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/60/60763/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nick Lamb". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/60/60763/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Surrey v Durham UCCE, 2006". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/85/85291.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Nick Lamb". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/60/60763/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "British Universities v Sri Lankans, 2006". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/85/85328.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nick Lamb". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/60/60763/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from St Albans
- Alumni of Durham University
- English cricketers
- Hertfordshire cricketers
- Durham University cricketers
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