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Allan Lamb
England
Player profile
Full name Allan Joseph Lamb
Born June 20, 1954, Langebaanweg, Cape Province, South Africa
Current age 54 years 35 days
Major teams England, Northamptonshire, Orange Free State, Western Province
Nickname Legga, Lambie
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
5 ft 8 in
Education Wynberg Boys High School
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
79 |
139 |
10 |
4656 |
142 |
36.09 |
9058 |
51.40 |
14 |
18 |
618 |
20 |
75 |
0 |
| ODIs |
122 |
118 |
16 |
4010 |
118 |
39.31 |
5308 |
75.54 |
4 |
26 |
328 |
30 |
31 |
0 |
| First-class |
467 |
772 |
108 |
32502 |
294 |
48.94 |
|
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89 |
166 |
|
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371 |
0 |
| List A |
484 |
463 |
63 |
15658 |
132* |
39.14 |
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19 |
98 |
|
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135 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
79 |
6 |
30 |
23 |
1 |
1/6 |
1/6 |
23.00 |
4.60 |
30.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
122 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.00 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
467 |
|
305 |
199 |
8 |
2/29 |
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24.87 |
3.91 |
38.1 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
484 |
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32 |
29 |
2 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
14.50 |
5.43 |
16.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v India at Lord's, Jun 10-15, 1982 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 18-21, 1992 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
England v India at Leeds, Jun 2, 1982 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v Pakistan at Manchester, Aug 24, 1992 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1972 - 1995 |
| List A span |
1972/73 - 1995 |
Some England cricketers are born; there was no destiny in Allan Lamb's career. Signed from Western Province as an unknown by Northamptonshire as their overseas player in 1978, he was chugging along nicely when Ken Turner, their secretary, persuaded him that South Africa were years away from returning to Test cricket and that he should invoke his English-born parents to play for England. He never lost his accent nor his attitudes: there was always the hint of the colonial chancer about him -- but Lamb was to be a fixture of the England middle order for the next decade. Small, stocky, aggressive, he had a correct technique, power in his shots and a gift for needling the bowlers. Lamb captained England in three Tests, hopelessly, but in 1995 he came close to taking Northamptonshire to their first Championship, strutting round the county grounds like Napoleon.
Matthew Engel
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1981
Mar 8, 1992 |
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Mar 28, 1990 |
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Allan Lamb steps between a rowing Alec Stewart and Desmond Haynes
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Aug 15, 1985 |
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David Gower and Allan Lamb celebrate during the 1985 Ashes
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