Neil Lenham

English cricketer (born 1965)

Neil Lenham

Personal information

Full name|

Neil John Lenham

Born|  (1965-12-17) 17 December 1965 (age 59)
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

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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

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.

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 a bowling average of 43.97 with best figures of 4 for 13.[1]

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.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Player Profile: Neil Lenham". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. ^ Namibia ICC Trophy 1997 Squad – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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