Clayton Lambert
{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}
{{for|the Major League Baseball pitcher|Clayton Lambert (baseball)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Clayton Lambert
| image =
| fullname = Clayton Benjamin Lambert
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|10 February 1962}}
| birth_place = Berbice, British Guiana
| international = true
| country = West Indies
| country2 = United States
| internationalspan = 1991–1998
| internationalspan2 = 2004
| testdebutdate = 8 August
| testdebutyear = 1991
| testdebutfor = West Indies
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 198
| testcap2 =
| lasttestdate = 10 December
| lasttestyear = 1998
| lasttestfor = West Indies
| lasttestagainst = South Africa
| odidebutdate = 15 March
| odidebutyear = 1990
| odidebutfor = West Indies
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 58
| odicap2 = 6
| lastodidate = 10 September
| lastodiyear = 2004
| lastodifor = United States
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand
| odishirt =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm off-break
| columns = 2
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 284
| bat avg1 = 31.55
| 100s/50s1 = 1/1
| top score1 = 104
| deliveries1 = 10
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 5.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/4
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 12
| runs2 = 407
| bat avg2 = 33.91
| 100s/50s2 = 1/2
| top score2 = 119
| deliveries2 = 12
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| date = 10 September
| year = 2004
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/25635.html CricInfo
}}
Clayton Benjamin Lambert (born 10 February 1962) is a former Guyanese-American cricketer, who later played for United States as well.
Career
Lambert made his debut for Guyana at the Regional Under 19 level in 1979, and captained the Berbice team in 1980.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=BCB/Clayton Lambert project geared towards continued development of youth cricket|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2020/10/29/447121/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Guyana Chronicle|language=en-US}}
Lambert first appeared in the West Indies team for a One Day International against England in Georgetown, against whom he also made an unsuccessful Test match debut at The Oval in 1991. Although he played in four ODIs in Sharjah in 1991/92, he did not return to the Test match side until 1997–98, where he made centuries in both the fifth ODI and the sixth Test against England before struggling in the series against South Africa and being dropped from the Test side. According to Statistician Charwayne Walker in 2014, Lambert's 151 against Barbados 1997 at Bourda is still the highest score by a Guyanese batsman at the Regional one day level.{{Cite web|date=2014-01-17|title=Clayton Lambert's 151 is still the highest by a Guyanese at the regional one day level|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2014/01/17/clayton-lamberts-151-is-still-the-highest-by-a-guyanese-at-the-regional-one-day-level/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Kaieteur News|language=en-US}}
Lambert returned to international cricket aged 42, playing for the United States in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.
Lambert also played first-class cricket for Guyana and played for Northern Transvaal in 1993.{{Cite web|date=2010-04-22|title=Guyanese single test centurions - (Part VI)|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/04/22/features/guyanese-single-test-centurions-part-vi/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}} Lambert now played for Lawrenceville in the Atlanta Georgia Cricket Conference from 2012 to 2014.{{Cite web|title=Clayton Lambert - Atlanta GA Cricket Conference|url=https://cricclubs.com/AGCC/viewPlayer.do?playerId=311343&clubId=356|access-date=2021-03-17|website=cricclubs.com|language=en-US}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Cricinfo|id=25635}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Clayton}}
Category:United States One Day International cricketers
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Dual international cricketers
Category:West Indies One Day International cricketers
Category:West Indies Test cricketers
Category:Guyanese people of African descent
Category:Guyanese cricket coaches
Category:Coaches of the United States national cricket team
Category:Guyanese emigrants to the United States
Category:American sportspeople of Guyanese descent
Category:Guyanese expatriates in South Africa