Lawrence Spence

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.

Lawrence Spence

Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Arthur Spence
Born	14 January 1932 Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Died	10 October 2017 (aged 85)
Nickname	Lol
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952–1954	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 20 Runs scored 326 Batting average 11.64 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 44 Balls bowled 30 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013

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]

References

1. Spence
2. "First-Class Matches played by Lawrence Spence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lol Spence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
4. "Lawrence 'Lol' Spence". Professional Cricketers' Association. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
5. "Lawrence 'Lol' Spence (1932-2017)". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

External links

• Lawrence Spencer at ESPNcricinfo
• Lawrence Spencer at CricketArchive