Archie Lenham

Archie David Lenham (born 23 July 2004) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. Lenham is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.^[1]

Archie Lenham

Personal information
Full name	Archie David Lenham
Born	(2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 21) Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Relations	Neil Lenham (father) Les Lenham (grandfather)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021–present	Sussex (squad no. 41)
2021	Southern Brave
FC debut	30 August 2021 Sussex v Worcestershire
LA debut	23 July 2021 Sussex v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 7 22 24 Runs scored 206 197 15 Batting average 20.60 19.70 15.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 48 45* 7* Balls bowled 835 976 366 Wickets 7 22 14 Bowling average 75.42 41.54 35.78 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/84 4/59 4/26 Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 August 2025

Early and personal life

The son of Neil Lenham and grandson of Les Lenham, Archie is believed to be the youngest ever player to play for Eastbourne Cricket Club's First XI when playing against Horsham in the Sussex Premier League in July 2019 at the age of 14. His older brother Scott played in the same match.^[2]

He featured as a youngster at the Bunbury Cricket Festival in 2021.^[3]

Career

Lenham made his T20 debut for Sussex, aged 16, against Gloucestershire in the 2021 t20 Blast on 11 June 2021 and became the second youngest player ever to play in t20 Blast history after Derbyshire's Hamidullah Qadri.^[4][5] He also became the first player ever to make his T20 Blast debut who was born after the inception of the tournament.^[6] He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.^[7] In August 2021, Lenham was signed for Southern Brave as a replacement for Liam Dawson in the 2021 season of The Hundred.^[8] Lenham made his first-class debut on 30 August 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 County Championship.^[9]

In January 2023 Lenhman signed a new contract with Sussex.^[10]

International career

In December 2022 he was selected for the England national under-19 cricket team to play Australia in January 2023 under head coach Michael Yardy.^[11]