Neil Lenham

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.

Neil Lenham
Personal information
Full name
Neil John Lenham
Born (1965-12-17) 17 December 1965
Worthing, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsLes Lenham (father)
Archie Lenham (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984–1997Sussex
FC debut18 August 1984
Sussex v Sri Lankans
Last FC16 July 1997 Sussex v Lancashire
LA debut13 July 1985 Sussex v Zimbabweans
Last LA13 July 1997 Sussex v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
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

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 an average of 43.97 with a best of 4 for 13.

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.[1]

References
  1. Namibia ICC Trophy 1997 Squad – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2016.


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