Liam Livingstone
Liam Stephen Livingstone (born 4 August 1993) is an English cricketer who represents Lancashire cricket. Livingstone is an all rounder who is a right-handed batsman and bowls both right-arm leg and off spin.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire in May 2015, scoring 15.[2]
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| Full name | Liam Stephen Livingstone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1993 Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break / off spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 80) | 23 June 2017 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 June 2017 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015– | Lancashire (squad no. 7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Karachi Kings (squad no. 7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | Perth Scorchers (squad no. 7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
On 19 April 2015, Livingstone gained media coverage after scoring 350 off 138 balls for his club side Nantwich, reported to be one of the highest individual scores in one-day history.[3][4]
Livingstone is a highly rated prospect and has been tipped to go on to become a regular international.[5] In June 2017, he was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against South Africa.[6] He made his T20I debut for England against South Africa on 23 June 2017.[7]
On 30 November 2017, Liam was appointed as captain of Lancashire for the 2018 season, replacing Steven Croft.[8]
On 10 January 2018 Liam received his first call up to the England Test Squad for their upcoming two-match series against New Zealand following a strong performance for the England Lions side during the Ashes Winter of 2017/18, in which national selector James Whitaker said that Livingstone had been a 'standout performer'.[9]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[10][11] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[12]
In November 2019, he signed with Perth Scorchers for the 2019-20 Big Bash League tournament.[13] He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[14]
On 29 May 2020, Livingstone was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16]
References
- Macpherson, Will (30 March 2017). "Liam Livingstone: 'I have always had that confidence that I could make it'". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Leicestershire at Manchester, 15 May 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- McGlashan, Andrew (19 April 2015). "Liam Livingstone: 350 off 138 balls". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Mehta, Kalika (20 April 2015). "Liam Livingstone scores 350 for Nantwich in 500-run cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1086581.html
- "Livingstone, Crane in England T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- "South Africa tour of England, 2nd T20I: England v South Africa at Taunton, Jun 23, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- http://www.lccc.co.uk/cricket/news/2017-news/liam-livingstone-named-lancashire-captain/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42626494
- "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- https://www.freepressjournal.in/cricket/perth-scorchers-signs-this-england-all-rounder-for-the-upcoming-bbl-season
- "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.