Martin John Bamber (born 7 January 1961) is a former English cricketer. Bamber was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Cheam, Surrey.
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| Full name | Martin John Bamber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1961 Cheam, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Having previously played Second XI cricket for Middlesex and Surrey between 1976 and 1981, Bamber eventually joined Northamptonshire, making his first-class debut for the county against Cambridge University in 1982. He made a further twelve first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1984 County Championship.[1] In his thirteen first-class matches, he scored a total of 638 runs at an average of 26.58, with a high score of 77.[2] This score, which was one of three first-class fifties he made, came against Cambridge University in 1982.[3] He made his List A debut in the 1983 John Player Special League against Surrey. He made nine further List A appearances, the last of which came in the 1984 John Player Special League against Somerset.[4] In his ten List A matches, he scored 205 runs at an average of 29.28, with a high score of 71.[5] This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Surrey in 1983.[6] He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1984 season.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Bamber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Surrey v Northamptonshire, 1983 John Player League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
External links
edit- Martin Bamber at ESPNcricinfo
- Martin Bamber at CricketArchive