Full name Henry John Hey Lamb Role Cricket Player Name John Lamb | 1934–1938 Northamptonshire Batting style Right-handed | |
Born 3 May 1912 ( 1912-05-03 ) Warkton, Northamptonshire, England Died February 5, 1993, Kettering, United Kingdom | ||
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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Career
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. 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. This score, which was one of four first-class fifties he made, came against Essex in 1936. He also captained Northamptonshire on occasion but was not the club captain.
Death
He died at Kettering, Northamptonshire on 5 February 1993.