over game and he was a staple of the English side for 10 years. He quickly enjoyed success in the format, making 99 in his second match, making him only the second man to be dismissed for 99 in a one-day international. In his third one-day international he made the first of his four centuries, 118, which remained his highest score in the format. As of May 2022, he is still has the 10th most runs for England with 4010 runs. Lamb played in two World Cup finals and one semi final. On the 1986/87 Tour of Australia, Lamb was a member of the side that was the World Series Cup and America’s Cup Challenge. 18 run final over Chasing 234 at the SCG, England needed 18 from the final over. Bruce Reid with figures of 9-3-26-1 was to bowl the final over. At that stage Lamb was 59 from 97 balls and yet to hit a boundary. Batting with Phillip DeFreitas, the first ball of the final over was hit for 2, although DeFreitas would have been run out with a better throw. The second ball was hit for 4, Lamb’s first boundary of the innings. The third ball was hit for 6. The fourth ball was 2, but only after a bad throw resulted in an overthrow. The fifth ball was hit for 4 to seal a 3 wicket victory with one ball remaining. Lamb scored all 18 runs by himself. That over would be the subject of a cheeky banner used for the next match between the two sides which read "Can Bruce Reid please call Allan Lamb on 24624". This is still the second most runs scored in the final over of an ODI match to win. 1983 World Cup Lamb’s first World Cup innings was a century against New Zealand at The Oval. England topped its group but were knocked out by eventual winners India in the semi-finals. 1987 World Cup England began the tournament with a game against the West Indies. Chasing 244, England needed 91 from the last 10, 34 from the last 3 and then 14 from the final over. With a 2, 4, 4 wides, 1 no-ball and single and then a 4, England secured the two wicket victory with three balls spare. England finished second in its group and avenged its semi-final defeat from four years earlier with a 35