Liam Livingstone
Liam Stephen Livingstone 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. He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire in May 2015, scoring 15.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.
Livingstone is a highly rated prospect and has been tipped to go on to become a regular international. In June 2017, he was named in England's Twenty20 International squad for the series against South Africa. He made his T20I debut for England against South Africa on 23 June 2017.
On 30 November 2017, Liam was appointed as captain of Lancashire for the 2018 season, replacing Steven Croft.
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'.
In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.
In November 2019, he signed with Perth Scorchers for the 2019-20 Big Bash League tournament. He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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. On 9 July 2020, Livingstone was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International series against Ireland. On 27 July 2020, Livingstone was named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the ODI series. On 31 July 2020, Livingstone replaced Joe Denly in England's ODI squad, after Denly suffered back spasms before the first match.
