Neil Lenham

Neil John Lenham (born 17 December 1965) is a former English cricketer who played for Sussex and captained the England Under-19 cricket team in 3 Tests and 3 ODIs earlier in his career. He was born in Worthing.

Neil Lenham

Personal information
Full name	Neil John Lenham
Born	(1965-12-17) 17 December 1965 Worthing, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Relations	Les Lenham (father) Archie Lenham (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1984–1997	Sussex
FC debut	18 August 1984 Sussex v Sri Lankans
Last FC	16 July 1997 Sussex v Lancashire
LA debut	13 July 1985 Sussex v Zimbabweans
Last LA	13 July 1997 Sussex v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 192 147 Runs scored 10,135 3,207 Batting average 33.44 31.13 100s/50s 20/49 1/20 Top score 222* 129* Balls bowled 3,637 1,653 Wickets 42 44 Bowling average 43.97 31.59 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/13 5/28 Catches/stumpings 73/– 24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2021

Lenham played 192 first-class matches during his career, scoring 10,135 runs at an average of 33.44 in the process. He made 20 centuries with the highest being an unbeaten 222. With the ball, Lenham took 42 first-class wickets at an average of 43.97 with a best of 4 for 13.

In List A cricket he made 3,207 runs at an average of 31.13 with one century, an innings of 129 not out. He took 44 wickets at average of 31.59 with a best of 5 for 28.

After retiring from playing, Lenham took up coaching. He coached the Namibian national team at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia.

External links

• Cricinfo Profile