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Emma Lamb

Emma Lamb is an English batting all-rounder, born Dec 16, 1997, known for her aggressive right-handed opening batting and right-arm off-spin, playing for England Women, Lancashire, and Birmingham Phoenix, with key international highlights including an ODI century in 2022 and an ICC Player of the Month award, despite facing a back surgery setback in late 2023/early 2024. 

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Full Name
Emma Louise Lamb
Born
16 December 1997
Place Of Birth
Preston, Lancashire, England
Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm off-break
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Country
England
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Lancashire Women vs Hampshire Women · 22nd Match List A May 2, 2026 56 85 4 0 65.88
Lancashire Women vs The Blaze Women · 8th Match List A April 15, 2026 77 98 6 0 78.57
Lancashire Women vs Durham Women · 1st Match List A April 11, 2026 6 10 1 0 60.00
Australia Women vs England Women · 23rd Match Women ODI October 22, 2025 7 10 1 0 70.00
India Women vs England Women · 20th Match Women ODI October 19, 2025 11 10 1 0 110.00
England Women vs Pakistan Women · 16th Match Women ODI October 15, 2025 4 5 0 0 80.00

Matches

Essex Women Essex Women
Lancashire Women Lancashire Women
Lancashire Women Lancashire Women
Hampshire Women Hampshire Women
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Major Represented Teams

  • International Team: England Women.

  • Domestic/Regional Teams:

    • Lancashire Women (2012–present)

    • Lancashire Thunder (2016–2019)

    • North West Thunder (2020–2024)

    • Manchester Originals (The Hundred, 2021–2024)

    • Birmingham Phoenix (The Hundred, 2025–present) 

International Debuts

Emma Lamb's debuts for the England women's cricket team across all formats are as follows:

  • WT20I Debut: September 1, 2021, against New Zealand Women at Chelmsford.

  • WODI Debut: February 8, 2022, against Australia Women at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.

  • WTest Debut: June 27, 2022, against South Africa Women at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. 

Recent International Match

Her most recent international appearance was in a WODI match: 

  • Date: October 22, 2025.
  • Opponent: Australia Women.
  • Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. 

Career Records And Achievements

  • Maiden International Century: Scored her first Women's One Day International (ODI) hundred (102 runs) against South Africa in July 2022.

  • Domestic Achievements: In 2021, she became the first batter to score a century in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 111* off 61 balls. She was also North West Thunder's leading run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy that year.

Awards

  • ICC Player of the Month (July 2022): Awarded for her exceptional performance during the series against South Africa.

  • Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) Women's Player of the Year (2025): Voted the top women's player by her peers in 2025. 

Career Statistics

  • Test: 2 matches, 76 runs, average 25.33

  • WODI: 26 matches, 596 runs, average 27.09, 1 century, 4 half-centuries

  • WT20I: 1 match, 0 runs

  • List A: 126 matches, 4,154 runs, average 37.76, 6 centuries, 28 half-centuries