William Lawry


William Justus Lawry is a former English cricketer. Lawry was a left-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at St Just, Cornwall.
Lawry made his Minor [Counties Championship] debut for Cornwall in 1958 against Berkshire [County Cricket Club|Berkshire]. From 1958 to 1980, he represented the county in 65 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Devon.
Lawry also represented Cornwall in 3 List A matches. These came against Glamorgan in the 1970 [Gillette Cup], Lancashire in the 1977 Gillette Cup and Devon in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 1 run. Behind the stumps he took 2 catches.
He also played first-class cricket for a combined Minor Counties team. His first-class debut came against the touring South African national [cricket team|South Africans] in 1965. In 1969, he played his final 2 first-class matches for the team against the touring West Indians and the touring New Zealanders. In his 3 first-class he scored 13 runs at an average of 13.00, with a high score of 9. Behind the stumps he took 8 catches.