| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Michael James Lamont |
| Birth date | 16 January 1967 (age 59) |
| Birth place | Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
| Family | Richard Hoskin (cousin) |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Role | Batsman |
| Club 1 | Southland |
| Year 1 | 1986/87–1991/92 |
| Club 2 | Otago |
| Year 2 | 1990/91–1998/99 |
| Type 1 | FC |
| Debutdate 1 | 7 December |
| Debutyear 1 | 1990 |
| Debutfor 1 | Otago |
| Debutagainst 1 | Canterbury |
| Lastdate 1 | 5 March |
| Lastyear 1 | 1999 |
| Lastfor 1 | Otago |
| Lastagainst 1 | Canterbury |
| Type 2 | LA |
| Debutdate 2 | 15 December |
| Debutyear 2 | 1991 |
| Debutfor 2 | Otago |
| Debutagainst 2 | Canterbury |
| Lastdate 2 | 25 January |
| Lastyear 2 | 1999 |
| Lastfor 2 | Otago |
| Lastagainst 2 | Wellington |
| Columns | 2 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 33 |
| Runs 1 | 1,202 |
| Bat avg 1 | 19.38 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 1/5 |
| Top score 1 | 127 |
| Deliveries 1 | 179 |
| Wickets 1 | 2 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 66.00 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 1/49 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 22/– |
| Column 2 | List A |
| Matches 2 | 40 |
| Runs 2 | 1,092 |
| Bat avg 2 | 30.33 |
| 100s/50s 2 | 0/10 |
| Top score 2 | 88 |
| Deliveries 2 | – |
| Wickets 2 | – |
| Bowl avg 2 | – |
| Fivefor 2 | – |
| Tenfor 2 | – |
| Best bowling 2 | – |
| Catches/stumpings 2 | 9/– |
| Date | 15 May |
| Year | 2016 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37611.html ESPNcricinfo |
Michael Lamont (born 16 January 1967) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 33 first-class and 40 List A matches, almost all of them for Otago, between the 1990–91 and 1998–99 seasons.[1]
Lamont was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1967.[2] He played age-group cricket for Otago starting in the 1984–85 season made his debut for the provincial Second XI in 1986–87. During the same season he played in three under-19 Test matches and three under-19 One Day Internationals against the Australian under-19 tourists. The following season saw him make his Hawke Cup debut for Southland; Lamont played in several challenge matches for Southland over the following five seasons as Southland retained the trophy.[3][4] He scored a century during the 1991 defeat of Central Otago as Southland were one of the tournament's dominant teams during the period.[5]
Lamont made his first-class debut in the Otago representative team during the 1990–91 season, playing against Canterbury in a Plunket Shield match at Invercargill. He scored two and eight in his two innings, but retained his place in the team for most of the season, playing in seven of Otago's ten matches during the season. He made his only first-class century during the season, scoring 127 runs against Auckland at Dunedin towards the end of January.[3]
The following season he was ever-present in Otago's first-class team and made his List A debut for the province. He also played in a Hawke Cup representative team team against the touring England Test team, making scores of 29 and 30 in a drawn three-day match at Napier.[3] He continued to play for the provincial team until the end of the 1998–99 season. In his 33 first-class matches Lamont scored a total of 1,202 runs and took two wickets, bowling only very occasionally. In his 40 List A matches he scored 1,092 runs, averaging 30.33 runs per innings for Otago.[3][4] In his final season for the representative team he scored 71 not out in 143 minutes against Auckland at Eden Park, part of an Otago record 134 run partnership for the second wicket in List A cricket. The record partnership was beaten in 2013–14 when Aaron Redmond and Michael Bracewell scored 155 runs against Wellington.[6][7]
In club cricket Lamont played for Invercargill Metropolitan. He holds the club record innings batting total, an innings of 201 runs.[8] Lamont's cousin, Richard Hoskin, also played for Otago and Southland between 1977–78 and 1992–93 before going on to play for Central Otago in the Hawke Cup until 1995–96.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Michael Lamont". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 78. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ Michael Lamont, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Savory L (2023) How about this for a club cricket XI?, The Southland Tribune, 23 March 2023.
- ^ Cricket: North Otago seeking to buck trend in Hawke Cup challenge, Otago Daily Times, 11 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Cricket: Inconsistent Aces decked again, New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Seconi A (2014) Cricket: Otago loses see-sawing thriller, Otago Daily Times, 22 April 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Savory L (2013) Duffy delivers big time for Metro Tigers, Southland Times, 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ McCarron, op. cit., p. 70.
- ^ Richard Hoskin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2023. (subscription required)