Emma Louise Lamb was born on 16 December 1997 and is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire Women, North West Thunder and Birmingham Phoenix, and has previously played for Lancashire Thunder.
28 Facts About Emma Lamb
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Emma Lamb made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in September 2021.
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Emma Lamb studied at Edge Hill University, graduating in 2019.
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In 2015, Emma Lamb became the first woman to play in the Cheshire County Cricket League, when she played for Bramhall against Neston.
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Emma Lamb made her Women's County Championship debut in 2012, playing for Lancashire Women against Warwickshire Women.
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Aged 18, Emma Lamb opened the batting for Lancashire Thunder in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League.
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Emma Lamb made the most runs of any English woman in the tournament, and was the only English woman in the top 10 run scorers.
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Emma Lamb was part of the Lancashire Women team that won two trophies: the 2017 Women's County Championship, and the 2017 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
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Between 2016 and 2019, Emma Lamb made 30 appearances for Thunder in the Super League, scoring 329 runs and taking 21 wickets.
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In 2020, Emma Lamb played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
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In December 2020, Emma Lamb was one of 41 women's cricketers given a full-time domestic cricket contract.
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Emma Lamb was selected to play for Manchester Originals in The Hundred; the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Emma Lamb was retained by the Originals for the 2021 season.
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Emma Lamb was the second leading run scorer of Manchester Originals with 135 runs in the tournament.
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In 2021, Emma Lamb became the first batter to score a century in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 111* off 61 balls against Sunrisers.
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Emma Lamb ended the tournament as the second highest run-scorer across all teams.
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Emma Lamb was North West Thunder's leading run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 237 runs including her List A high score of 121.
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In 2016, Emma Lamb was called up to the England women's cricket team for their tour of Sri Lanka.
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Emma Lamb played for the England women's academy in matches against Sri Lanka A and Australia Shooting Stars.
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In 2017, Emma Lamb played for England in a pre-season tour match against Ireland.
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In February 2020, Emma Lamb attended a Professional Cricketers' Association rookie training camp.
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In June 2020, Emma Lamb was one of 25 women given a retainer contract.
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Emma Lamb was one of three uncapped players in the training squad; the others were Lauren Bell and Issy Wong.
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Emma Lamb made her WT20I England debut in the first match of the series.
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In December 2021, Emma Lamb was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.
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Emma Lamb was added to England's Ashes squad for the final Women's One Day International match of the tour, where she made her WODI debut.
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In June 2022, Emma Lamb was named in England's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against South Africa.
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Emma Lamb made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for England against South Africa.
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In November 2022, Emma Lamb was awarded with her first England central contract.