Allan Lamb

Personal information

Full name

Allan Joseph Lamb

Born

20 June 1954 (age 62)
Langebaanweg, Cape Province, Union of South Africa

Nickname

Legga, Lambie

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

Role

Batsman

International information

National side

England

Test debut (cap 494)

10–15 June 1982 v India

Last Test

18–21 June 1992 v Pakistan

ODI debut (cap 64)

2 June 1982 v India

Last ODI

24 August 1992 v Pakistan

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1972–1993

Western Province

1978–1995

Northamptonshire

1987–1988

Orange Free State

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	OD
Matches	79	122	467	484
Runs scored	4656	4010	32502	15658
Batting average	36.09	39.31	48.94	39.14
100s/50s	14/18	4/26	89/166	19/98
Top score	142	118	294	132*
Balls bowled	30	6	305	32
Wickets	1	0	8	2
Bowling average	23.00	–	24.87	14.50
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	–	0	–
Best bowling	1/6	–	2/29	1/4
Catches/stumpings	75/0	/	371/0	135/0

Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2009

Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954) is a former England cricketer and captain who played for the first class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire. He joined Northamptonshire so he could enhance his career and eventually play Test cricket for England, as his native country South Africa were to be banned from International cricket due to the apartheid régime. He retired in 1995 at the age of 41 and currently works for Sky Sports and other TV cricketing broadcasts as an analyst.

Allan Lamb was born to British parents in Langebaanweg, Union of South Africa. His father Mickey was a journeyman club bowler and his mother Joan was an ardent spectator who never willingly missed a match. He attended Wynberg Boys' High School and Abbots College where he played cricket to an 'outstanding' level.

In January 1973, Allan made his first team debut at the age of 18 when he played for the Western Province in the Currie Cup. He batted at number three and made 59 and 36 against the Eastern Province. He then had a two-year absence from the game and joined the National Service in the South African Air Force building airfields before returning to the club. Western Province then experimented with Allan as an opener, at 5 and 6 but 4 was always his true and regular position in the batting order for Western Province. Lamb then had one year playing for Orange Free State, where he scored his highest first class score of 294, before moving back to the Western Province for the rest of his South African domestic career.

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