Arthur Lawrence
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| Full name | Arthur Alfred Kenneth Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1930 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 December 2020 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1956 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 January 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Alfred Kenneth Lawrence (3 November 1930 – 17 December 2020) was an English cricketer. Lawrence was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Lawrence made his first-class debut for Sussex against Oxford University in 1954, with him playing a second match that season against Leicestershire in the County Championship. He next appeared for Sussex in 1954, making 26 further first-class appearances between 1954 and 1956, with his final first-class appearance coming against Northamptonshire in the 1956 County Championship.[1] In total, Lawrence made 28 first-class appearances for Sussex, scoring 632 runs at an average of 17.08, with a high score of 63 not out.[2] This score was one of three fifties he made and came against Oxford University in 1955, in a match in which he also recorded another half century score of 62.[3] He took a single wicket during his first-class career.[4]
Lawrence died on 17 December 2020, at the age of 90.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Lawrence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Arthur Lawrence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Sussex v Oxford University, 1955". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Lawrence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Arthur Lawrence 1930–2020". Sussex Cricket. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Arthur Alfred Kenneth Lawrence". Probate Search. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Lawrence at ESPNcricinfo
- Arthur Lawrence at CricketArchive