| Lawrence Spence | |
| Fullname: | Lawrence Arthur Spence |
| Nickname: | Lol |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Blaby, Leicestershire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break |
| Club1: | Leicestershire |
| Year1: | 1952–1954 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 20 |
| Runs1: | 326 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.64 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 44 |
| Deliveries1: | 30 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 9 February |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20951.html Cricinfo |
Lawrence 'Lol' Arthur Spence (14 January 1932 – 10 October 2017)[1] was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Blaby, Leicestershire.
Spence made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Warwickshire in the 1952 County Championship at Grace Road, and made eight further appearances in that season.[2] The following season, he made ten first-class appearances, eight of them in the County Championship.[2] His final first-class appearance for the county came in his only match in 1954 against Kent.[2] He made a total of twenty first-class appearances for Leicestershire, scoring 326 runs at an average of 11.64, with a high score of 44.[3] He died in 2017.[4] [5]