Thomas Alexander Lammonby (born 2 June 2000) is an English

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er. On 20 July 2019, he made his Twenty20 debut for Somerset in the

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. Prior to his T20 debut, Lammonby was named in England's squad for the

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. However, he was ruled out of the tournament after breaking his hand.

Personal background

Lammonby was born on 2 June 2000 in

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. His cousin, Ryan Campbell, is an Australian former cricketer.

Career

Lammonby made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Somerset in the

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. Lammonby scored his maiden century in his fourth first-class match, against Gloucestershire at Taunton. He followed it up with centuries against Worcestershire and, in the

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final, Essex. In the

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, Lammonby scored a "freewheeling" 90 runs off only 36 balls to help Somerset to a 23-run win over Gloucestershire. In April 2022, he was bought by the

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for the 2022 season of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lammonby, Tom 2000 births Living people Cricketers from Exeter English cricketers English cricketers of the 21st century Devon cricketers Somerset cricketers Manchester Originals cricketers Hobart Hurricanes cricketers Karachi Kings cricketers