Exams Are Done - Now Lumsden is Looking to Extend his Education with Hampshire
30.06.26, 16:33 Updated 03.07.26, 13:45
Rich Edwards
There are certain moments that can help shape a young cricketer’s career.
For Manny Lumsden, a T20 clash with Surrey earlier this month, could prove to be one of them.
The 17-year-old was entrusted with the final over of a high scoring match, with stand-in skipper Chris Wood, throwing him the ball with the hosts needing 22 to pull off a last-ditch heist in the fading London sunshine.
“As soon as we got to the middle of the 18th over, I realised I hadn't been told I was bowling the next over,” says Lumsden.
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Rich Edwards is the founder and editor of The Hawk. Rich is a freelance cricket writer and lifelong Hampshire man. He has been published in a host of national publications, including The Times, The Cricketer and The Independent.