Toby Lester (cricketer)

Toby James Lester (born 5 April 1993) is an English cricketer who last played for Lancashire County Cricket Club. Primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed. He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 6 July 2018.[1] Lester was released by Lancashire at the end of the 2020 season after six years with the club.[2]

Toby Lester
Personal information
Full name
Toby James Lester
Born (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2014Loughborough MCCU
2015–2020Lancashire (squad no. 5)
2019Warwickshire (on loan)
First-class debut1 April 2012 Loughborough MCCU v Nottinghamshire
Twenty20 debut6 July 2018 Lancashire v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class T20
Matches 13 13
Runs scored 22 8
Batting average 3.66 4.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 8 7*
Balls bowled 1,771 238
Wickets 17 15
Bowling average 66.58 23.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/41 4/25
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 August 2019

References edit

  1. ^ "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Derby, Jul 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ^ Toby Lester to leave Lancashire, The Cricketer, 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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