Arthur Lawrence

Who is Arthur Lawrence?

Arthur Alfred Kenneth Lawrence is a former 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. 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. 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. He took a single wicket during his first-class career.