Arthur Lawrence Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Arthur Alfred Kenneth Lawrence
Birth Date:3 November 1930
Birth Place:Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Leg break
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1952 - 1956
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:28
Runs1:632
Bat Avg1:17.08
100S/50S1: - /3
Top Score1:63
Deliveries1:44
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:40.00
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:1/14
Catches/Stumpings1:28/ -
Date:15 January
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16476.html Cricinfo

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . First-Class Matches played by Arthur Lawrence. CricketArchive. 15 January 2012.
  2. Web site: subscription . First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Arthur Lawrence. CricketArchive. 15 January 2012.
  3. Web site: subscription . Sussex v Oxford University, 1955. CricketArchive. 15 January 2012.
  4. Web site: subscription . First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Lawrence. CricketArchive. 15 January 2012.
  5. News: Arthur Lawrence 1930–2020 . 30 December 2023 . Sussex Cricket . 14 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Arthur Alfred Kenneth Lawrence . Probate Search . 30 December 2023.