Date of birth: 27 December 1998, Worksop
Nottinghamshire First-Class debut: 10 September 2018 vs Essex (Trent Bridge)
Homegrown all-rounder Lyndon James has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent seasons, nailing a regular spot in Nottinghamshire’s middle order and proving increasingly effective with the ball.
His maiden career hundred came at Durham in 2022, during a 220-run partnership with Ben Slater.
One century predictably brought two and then three as the tall, classically elegant right-hander averaged over 52 to help Notts to the Division Two title, and he finished the campaign with a career-best score of 164*, again against Durham.
A reliable red-ball seamer, he finished as the club’s second-top wicket taker in Division One in 2024 having also played a full-part in Notts’ T20 and Metro Bank One Day Cup campaign.
Indeed, he and Jack Haynes were the only players to have played every game for Notts last year.
The precocious young talent has attracted the attention of the national selectors with call-ups to the First Class Counties side for matches against India and New Zealand, as well as being named captain of England Lions.