Arthur Lawrence
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Alfred Kenneth Lawrence
Born(1930-11-03)3 November 1930
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Died17 December 2020(2020-12-17) (aged 90)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952–1956Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 28
Runs scored 632
Batting average 17.08
100s/50s –/3
Top score 63*
Balls bowled 44
Wickets 1
Bowling average 40.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/14
Catches/stumpings 28/–
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

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