David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the pioneering cricketer who became the first British-born Black player to represent England, has died at the age of 61. A formidable bowler, Lawrence took 18 wickets across five ...
David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, fast bowler who was the first British-born black cricketer to play for England
David “Syd” Lawrence, who has died aged 61, played five matches as a fast bowler for England until his career was cut short by a horrific knee collapse as he was running in against New Zealand in ...
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Who was David Lawrence? The bowler who almost killed Phil Simons before becoming a bodybuilder
An English bowler born to Jamaican parents and a teammate to Courtney Walsh and Ian Botham, David Syd Lawrence had his cricket career shattered in the most heartbreaking way. Born in 1964, he was ...
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