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Full name | Mark Philip Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 May 1962 Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 August 2010 Lindfield, Sussex, England | (aged 48)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1982–1986 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Philip Lawrence (6 May 1962 – 21 August 2010) was an English first-class cricketer.
Lawrence was born at Warrington in May 1962. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, [1] before going up to Merton College, Oxford. [2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Hampshire in 1982. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1935, making eleven appearances. [3] Playing as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Lawrence took 42 wickets at an expensive average of 70.92 and best figures of 3 for 79. [4] Describing himself as "the least bad slow left-armer at Oxford", [1] he holds the record for the highest bowling average in first-class cricket (for a minimum of 5,000 balls bowled). [5]
After obtaining his doctorate in chemistry, Lawrence worked for venture captain firm 3i so that he could invest in technological ventures. He later worked as a consultant to City law firms such as Linklaters, before setting up a business to invest in low carbon startup companies. Moving to West Sussex, he coached cricket at Ardingly College, where among those he coached included the future Sussex cricketer Abidine Sakande. [2] He was chairman of Lindfield Cricket Club, [1] in addition to serving as a local Magistrate. [2] Lawrence died from a cerebral haemorrhage at Lindfield on 10 August 2010. [1] The Mark Lawrence Science Bursary was set up at Ardingly College in his memory. [2]
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Full name | Mark Philip Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 May 1962 Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 August 2010 Lindfield, Sussex, England | (aged 48)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1986 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 24 June 2020 |
Mark Philip Lawrence (6 May 1962 – 21 August 2010) was an English first-class cricketer.
Lawrence was born at Warrington in May 1962. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, [1] before going up to Merton College, Oxford. [2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Hampshire in 1982. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1935, making eleven appearances. [3] Playing as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Lawrence took 42 wickets at an expensive average of 70.92 and best figures of 3 for 79. [4] Describing himself as "the least bad slow left-armer at Oxford", [1] he holds the record for the highest bowling average in first-class cricket (for a minimum of 5,000 balls bowled). [5]
After obtaining his doctorate in chemistry, Lawrence worked for venture captain firm 3i so that he could invest in technological ventures. He later worked as a consultant to City law firms such as Linklaters, before setting up a business to invest in low carbon startup companies. Moving to West Sussex, he coached cricket at Ardingly College, where among those he coached included the future Sussex cricketer Abidine Sakande. [2] He was chairman of Lindfield Cricket Club, [1] in addition to serving as a local Magistrate. [2] Lawrence died from a cerebral haemorrhage at Lindfield on 10 August 2010. [1] The Mark Lawrence Science Bursary was set up at Ardingly College in his memory. [2]
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