Danny Lamb

Danny Lamb
Personal information
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)
Domestic team information
Years Team
2017–2023 Lancashire (squad no. 26)
2023 Gloucestershire (on loan)
2023 Somerset (on loan)
First-class debut 20 June 2018 Lancashire v Worcestershire
List A debut 14 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

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

Personal life

Lamb is from Preston, Lancashire, England, and attended St Michael's Church of England High School, Chorley. His sister Emma plays for Lancashire Women and North West Thunder.

Career

Lamb has played club cricket for Bramhall in the Cheshire County Cricket League, and Leigh.

In 2015, Lamb signed a scholarship deal with Lancashire, having already featured in Second XI matches for them. Lamb made his List A debut for Lancashire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 14 May 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 9 July 2017. In June 2018, Lamb made his first-class debut as a Concussion substitute for Joe Mennie. He was the first concussion substitute in English cricket. He made six appearances in the 2018 t20 Blast, as Lancashire reached the finals day. Later in same year, he signed a contract with Lancashire until 2020.

In a 2019 match against Glamorgan, Lamb took 4/70. In April 2021, during the 2021 County Championship match against Kent, Lamb scored his maiden century in first-class cricket with 125 runs. In July 2021, in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup, Lamb took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.