Daniel Lawrence

Daniel Lawrence

Personal information
Full name	Daniel William Lawrence
Born	12 July 1997 Whipps Cross, London, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–present	Essex (squad no. 28)
First-class debut	19 April 2015 Essex v Kent
Only Twenty20	16 May 2015 Essex v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Twenty20 Matches 11 1 Runs scored 615 3 Batting average 38.43 3.00 100s/50s 1/3 0/0 Top score 161 3 Catches/stumpings 12/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 April 2016

Daniel William Lawrence (born 12 July 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm leg spin. He made his first-class debut for Essex against Kent in April 2015.^[1] At the age of 17 years and 290 days, and in only his second first-class appearance, Lawrence made a century against Surrey becoming the third youngest batsmen to score century in the County Championship.^[2]

In December 2015 he was named in England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3] In the first match of the tournament, Lawrence scored a match-winning 174 runs off 150 balls against Fiji, the highest score by an English batsman in a youth ODI.^[4][5]

References

1. "County Championship Division Two, Essex v Kent at Chelmsford, 19–21 April 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
2. "County Championship: Dan Lawrence hits ton against Surrey". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
3. "Aneurin Donald recalled for U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
4. "Lawrence, Burnham tons lift England to huge win". ESPNcricinfo. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
5. "Lawrence credits county experience for record-breaking 174". EPSNcricinfo. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

External links

• Player profile: Daniel Lawrence from CricketArchive
• Player profile: Daniel Lawrence from ESPNcricinfo