including nine first-class matches. Playing career Lambert made his cricket debut for Ireland against the MCC at Lord's in July 1931, scoring 45 runs. He made his first-class debut the following June, against Scotland. He played against Scotland again the following year, also playing three more times against the MCC between 1933 and 1935 before he began to be a more regular part of the Irish side in 1937. In 1937, he played against Scotland, Sir Julien Cahn's XI and the MCC before two matches against New Zealand in Dublin in September. Matches against Sir Julien Cahn's XI and Scotland were played in 1938 in addition to two matches against the touring Australian team, before World War II interrupted his career. After the war, Lambert played against Scotland in 1946, before his career came to an end in 1947. That year he played four matches for Ireland, including matches against Derbyshire and Yorkshire. The match against Derbyshire was his final match for Ireland, and also his final first-class match. Statistics In all matches for Ireland, Lambert scored 577 runs at an average of 18.03, with a top score of 103 against Sir Julien Cahn's XI in August 1938, his only century for Ireland. He never bowled when playing for Ireland. Family Ham Lambert came from a cricketing family. His father Bob also played for Ireland, as did his uncle Sep and his brother Drummond. Rugby union Ham also represented Ireland at rugby union, playing twice in the 1934 against Scotland and Wales before his playing career was ended by a bad knee injury. He later became a rugby union referee, refereeing eleven Five Nations matches between 1948 and 1952. He was regarded as one of the best referees in the post-war era. Following his retirement he maintained his involvement in rugby, particularly through the Leinster Branch Association of Referees, where for more than 50 years he was both trainer and mentor for generations of referees. He was still attending meetings and assisting with the training of referees well into his nineties. In 2005 he was awarded a special cap for his services as a referee by the IRFU at a ceremony held in Dublin. Other sport In later years he was a keen and competitive golfer, playing regularly at Carrickmines Golf Club and winning the prize for the best front nine at the Lansdowne Rugby Club golf outing in his