Biography
Born to parents Debbie and Paul,and brother to Aidan, [1] Libby first played a Devon Premier League match in July 2008, [2] before becoming a regular with Callington in the Cornwall Premier League from 2009. [3] He played for Callington until 2014,while also representing Cornwall in minor counties cricket from 2011 to 2014. [3] [4] [5]
Libby attended Cardiff Metropolitan University to study Sports Science,where he secured a 2:1 grade. [6] He failed to make the team for Cardiff MCCU in his first two years at the University,before breaking into the side in his third-year. [6] He made first-class debut against Glamorgan on 1 April 2014,scoring 5 and 11* in two innings as the match was drawn. [7] The following week he scored 65 in another draw against Gloucestershire. [8]
Following the end of the MCCU season,Libby returned to playing cricket in Cornwall. In July 2014 he was offered a trial at Nottinghamshire on the recommendation of his coaches in Cornwall and at Cardiff MCCU. [1] On 15 July 2014,the first day of his Second XI Championship debut he scored 225* for Notts against Warwickshire. [9] Off the back of his form in the second XI,he secured a two-year contract with the club. [1]
On 15 September 2014 Libby made his County Championship Division One debut for Nottinghamshire against Sussex. Opening the batting,he scored 108 in his side's first innings,becoming the first Nottinghamshire player to score a century on debut since 1946. [6] [10] He spent the 2014–15 English off-season playing first grade cricket for Latrobe Cricket Club in Tasmania,averaging 82.6 with the bat and 13.8 with the ball. [6]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Nottinghamshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 13 July 2018. [11] He made his List A debut on 19 April 2019,for Nottinghamshire in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. [12]
Libby joined Worcestershire in November 2019. [13] In January 2024,he signed a new four-year contract with the club. [14]
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