Laurie Eastman
- Right-arm medium
- Right-arm leg-spin
Competition | First-class |
---|---|
Matches | 451 |
Runs scored | 13,385 |
Batting average | 20.81 |
100s/50s | 7/61 |
Top score | 161 |
Balls bowled | 63,136 |
Wickets | 1,006 |
Bowling average | 26.77 |
5 wickets in innings | 30 |
10 wickets in match | 3 |
Best bowling | 7/28 |
Catches/stumpings | 259/– |
Lawrence Charles Eastman DCM MM (3 June 1897 – 17 April 1941) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1939.[1][2]
An all-rounder, Eastman first played for Essex as an amateur and was appointed assistant secretary of the club, before becoming a professional in 1927.[3] He was originally a medium-pace bowler, but developed leg-spin later in his career.[3] He coached in New Zealand in 1927–28 and 1928–29, when he played for Otago; he also coached in South Africa.[3]
Eastman fought in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal.[3] He died in the Second World War of an illness contracted after a high-explosive bomb exploded close to him whilst he was serving as an air raid warden.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Laurie Eastman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Laurie Eastman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d "Obituary", The Cricketer, 3 May 1941, p. 15.
- ^ "Death of L. C. Eastman". Otago Daily Times: 4. 22 May 1941.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 47. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
External links
- Laurie Eastman at ESPNcricinfo