George Ernest Edward Lambert (11 May 1919 – 30 October 1991) played in 334 first-classcricket matches for Gloucestershire between 1938 and 1957.[1] He later became cricket coach at Somerset and played three times for the first team in an injury crisis in 1960. He was born at Paddington, London and died in Bristol.
Lambert was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who was, in his prime, sometimes genuinely fast. Played by Gloucestershire primarily as the new-ball bowler in an attack dominated throughout his career by spin bowling, he often made useful runs and, in a side which frequently had a very long tail, often batted higher up the batting order than he might have done had he played for other teams.
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Lambert was on the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) ground staff at Lord's before joining Gloucestershire in 1937, making his first-class debut a year later in the match against Lancashire and taking a wicket in each innings.[2] He became a regular member of the Gloucestershire first team in 1939, taking 74 wickets in the season, including match figures of 10 wickets for 148 in the game against Derbyshire which was lost by just one run.[3]
Lambert returned to Gloucestershire after Second World War service and was a regular in the first team for the next 10 years, though in terms of wicket-taking he played second fiddle to spin bowlers, first Tom Goddard and Sam Cook and later, after Goddard's retirement, John Mortimore and Bryan Wells; unsurprisingly, his best seasons were the years from 1950 to 1952 in the interregnum between the Goddard era and the Mortimore era, when Gloucestershire had a more balanced attack.[4]
In 1946, Lambert and Gloucestershire's other seam bowlers took only 95 County Championship wickets between them, against 293 for the spin bowlers, and in 1947, the county took advice from soil experts and applied "liberal" amounts of sand to its pitches to help the spin bowlers: the result was one of the most successful seasons for the county, but Goddard, with 206 Championship wickets, took more than four times as many wickets as Lambert, who had just 51 Championship victims.[5][6]
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^"George Lambert". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
^"Scorecard: Lancashire v Gloucestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 20 August 1938. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^"Scorecard: Gloucestershire v Derbyshire". www.cricketarchive.com. 16 August 1939. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^"First-class-bowling in each Season by George Lambert". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
george, lambert, cricketer, george, ernest, edward, lambert, 1919, october, 1991, played, first, class, cricket, matches, gloucestershire, between, 1938, 1957, later, became, cricket, coach, somerset, played, three, times, first, team, injury, crisis, 1960, bo. George Ernest Edward Lambert 11 May 1919 30 October 1991 played in 334 first class cricket matches for Gloucestershire between 1938 and 1957 1 He later became cricket coach at Somerset and played three times for the first team in an injury crisis in 1960 He was born at Paddington London and died in Bristol George LambertPersonal informationFull nameGeorge Ernest Edward LambertBorn 1919 05 11 11 May 1919Paddington London EnglandDied30 October 1991 1991 10 30 aged 72 Bristol EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumRoleAll rounderRelationsSon in law David ConstantDomestic team informationYearsTeam1938 57Gloucestershire1960SomersetFirst class debut20 August 1938 Gloucestershire v LancashireLast First class3 June 1960 Somerset v NottinghamshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 340Runs scored 6375Batting average 14 89100s 50s 1 21Top score 100 Balls bowled 53006Wickets 917Bowling average 28 555 wickets in innings 3710 wickets in match 5Best bowling 8 35Catches stumpings 193 Source CricketArchive 31 July 2011Lambert was a right handed lower order batsman and a right arm fast medium bowler who was in his prime sometimes genuinely fast Played by Gloucestershire primarily as the new ball bowler in an attack dominated throughout his career by spin bowling he often made useful runs and in a side which frequently had a very long tail often batted higher up the batting order than he might have done had he played for other teams Cricket career editLambert was on the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC ground staff at Lord s before joining Gloucestershire in 1937 making his first class debut a year later in the match against Lancashire and taking a wicket in each innings 2 He became a regular member of the Gloucestershire first team in 1939 taking 74 wickets in the season including match figures of 10 wickets for 148 in the game against Derbyshire which was lost by just one run 3 Lambert returned to Gloucestershire after Second World War service and was a regular in the first team for the next 10 years though in terms of wicket taking he played second fiddle to spin bowlers first Tom Goddard and Sam Cook and later after Goddard s retirement John Mortimore and Bryan Wells unsurprisingly his best seasons were the years from 1950 to 1952 in the interregnum between the Goddard era and the Mortimore era when Gloucestershire had a more balanced attack 4 In 1946 Lambert and Gloucestershire s other seam bowlers took only 95 County Championship wickets between them against 293 for the spin bowlers and in 1947 the county took advice from soil experts and applied liberal amounts of sand to its pitches to help the spin bowlers the result was one of the most successful seasons for the county but Goddard with 206 Championship wickets took more than four times as many wickets as Lambert who had just 51 Championship victims 5 6 References edit George Lambert www cricketarchive com Retrieved 13 May 2011 Scorecard Lancashire v Gloucestershire www cricketarchive com 20 August 1938 Retrieved 21 July 2011 Scorecard Gloucestershire v Derbyshire www cricketarchive com 16 August 1939 Retrieved 28 July 2011 First class bowling in each Season by George Lambert www cricketarchive com Retrieved 29 July 2011 Gloucestershire in 1946 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1947 ed Wisden p 273 Gloucestershire in 1947 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1948 ed Wisden p 313 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Lambert cricketer amp oldid 1156298095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
