Danny Lamb

Daniel John Lamb (born 7 September 1995) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder for Lancashire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Sussex.

Personal life Lamb is from Preston, Lancashire, England, and attended St Michael's Church of England High School, Chorley.

Career Lamb has played club cricket for Bramhall in the Cheshire County Cricket League, and Leigh.

In 2015, Lamb signed a scholarship deal with Lancashire, having already featured in Second XI matches for them. He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 9 July 2017. In June 2018, Lamb made his first-class debut as a Concussion substitute for Joe Mennie. He was the first concussion substitute in English cricket. He made six appearances in the 2018 t20 Blast, as Lancashire reached the finals day. Later in same year, he signed a contract with Lancashire until 2020.

In a 2019 match against Glamorgan, Lamb took 4/70. In April 2021, during the 2021 County Championship match against Kent, Lamb scored his maiden century in first-class cricket with 125 runs. In July 2021, in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup, Lamb took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.

In June 2023, he agreed a three+year contract to join Sussex from the start of the 2024 season.

Acting on medical advice due to a spinal cord injury, Lamb announced his retirement from professional cricket on 12 August 2026.