| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin John Bamber | |||
| Born | 7 January 1961 Cheam, Surrey, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1982–1984 | Northamptonshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | List A | ||
| Matches | 13 | 10 | ||
| Runs scored | 638 | 205 | ||
| Batting average | 26.58 | 29.28 | ||
| 100s/50s | –/3 | –/1 | ||
| Top score | 77 | 71 | ||
| Balls bowled | 15 | – | ||
| Wickets | – | – | ||
| Bowling average | – | – | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | – | ||
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
| Best bowling | – | – | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 6/– | 2/– | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2011 | ||||
Martin John Bamber (born 7 January 1961) is a former English cricketer. Bamber was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Cheam, Surrey.
Having previously played Second XI cricket for Middlesex and Surrey between 1976 and 1981, Bamber eventually joined Northamptonshire, making his first-class debut for the county against Cambridge University in 1982. He made a further twelve first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1984 County Championship.[1] In his thirteen first-class matches, he scored a total of 638 runs at an average of 26.58, with a high score of 77.[2] This score, which was one of three first-class fifties he made, came against Cambridge University in 1982.[3] He made his List A debut in the 1983 John Player Special League against Surrey. He made nine further List A appearances, the last of which came in the 1984 John Player Special League against Somerset.[4] In his ten List A matches, he scored 205 runs at an average of 29.28, with a high score of 71.[5] This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Surrey in 1983.[6] He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1984 season.