Henry John Hey Lamb (3 May 1912 – 5 February 1993) was an English cricketer. Lamb was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Warkton, Northamptonshire.
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| Full name | Henry John Hey Lamb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1912 Warkton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 1993 (aged 80) Kettering, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1938 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Lamb made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Warwickshire in the 1934 County Championship. He made 37 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1938 County Championship.[1] In his 38 first-class appearances, he scored 1,085 runs at an average of 16.95, with a high score of 91 not out.[2] This score, which was one of four first-class fifties he made, came against Essex in 1936.[3] He also captained Northamptonshire on occasion but was not the official club captain.
Death edit
He died at Kettering, Northamptonshire, on 5 February 1993.
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Lamb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Lamb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Essex, 1936". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
External links edit
- John Lamb at ESPNcricinfo
- John Lamb at CricketArchive