Liam Stephen Livingstone was born on 4 August 1993 and is an English cricketer who has captained the England ODI team.
35 Facts About Liam Livingstone
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Liam Livingstone made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire in May 2015.
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Liam Livingstone was awarded the Most Valuable Player in the ECB's inaugural The Hundred competition.
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Liam Livingstone was a member of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.
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On 19 April 2015, Liam Livingstone gained media coverage after scoring 350 off 138 balls for his club side Nantwich, reported to be one of the highest individual scores in one-day history.
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Liam Livingstone made his first-class debut for Lancashire in the first game of the 2016 season.
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In June 2017, Liam Livingstone was named in England's Twenty20 International squad for the series against South Africa.
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Liam Livingstone made his T20I debut for England against South Africa on 23 June 2017.
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In December 2018, Liam Livingstone was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.
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Liam Livingstone was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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On 29 May 2020, Liam Livingstone was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 9 July 2020, Liam Livingstone was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International series against Ireland.
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On 27 July 2020, Liam Livingstone was named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the ODI series.
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On 31 July 2020, Liam Livingstone replaced Joe Denly in England's ODI squad, after Denly suffered back spasms before the first match.
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In November 2020, Liam Livingstone was named in England's ODI squad for their series against South Africa.
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In February 2021, Liam Livingstone was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
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Liam Livingstone made his ODI debut for England on 26 March 2021, against India, averaging 63 across the series.
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In June 2021, Liam Livingstone was selected in the England squads for both the ODI and the T20 squads against Sri Lanka.
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Liam Livingstone averaged 43 in the T20 series and claimed his maiden wicket in the format, subsequently being recognised with the player of the match award in the second game of the series.
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In July 2021, in the opening match against Pakistan, Liam Livingstone scored his first century in a T20I match, with 103 runs, becoming just the third man to score a T20I hundred for England.
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Liam Livingstone scored the fastest fifty and the fastest century by an England batsman in T20Is, from 17 balls and 42 balls respectively.
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Liam Livingstone smashed a 122-metre six in the second T20I match against Pakistan.
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In September 2021, Liam Livingstone was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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In December 2021, Liam Livingstone signed an extension to his Lancashire deal that will see him remain at the club until at least 2024.
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Liam Livingstone hit the longest six of the tournament.
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In June 2022, in the first ODI against the Netherlands, Liam Livingstone scored a 50 off 17 balls, tied for the second fastest ever in One-Day cricket.
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Liam Livingstone is the highest-paid drafted player in the league along with Jos Buttler.
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In September 2022, Liam Livingstone was named in the England squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which went on to win the tournament for an overall second time.
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Liam Livingstone scored a total of 55 runs and took 3 wickets in 6 matches throughout the tournament.
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England's first match that tournament against Scotland was washed out and Liam Livingstone did not get the chance to bowl or bat.
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In England's second match that tournament, against Australia, Liam Livingstone took the crucial wicket of Mitchell Marsh, his only wicket in the 2 overs he bowled at the economy rate of 7.50.
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Against Oman, Liam Livingstone did not get a chance to bowl or bat.
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Against Namibia, Liam Livingstone made a quickfire 13 off just 4 balls, but did not get a chance to bowl.
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Liam Livingstone was named as stand-in captain for England's white-ball tour of the West Indies in October 2024 after Jos Buttler was ruled out due to injury.
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Liam Livingstone made his maiden ODI century in the second match of the series, scoring 124 not out, including hitting nine 6s and five 4s, to lead his side to a five-wicket win with 15 balls to spare.