- Lawrence Rowe
Infobox Cricketer
nationality = West Indian
country = West Indies
country abbrev = WI
name = Lawrence Rowe
picture = cricket_no_pic.png
bowling style = Left-arm fast medium (LFM)
tests = 30
test runs = 2047
test bat avg = 43.55
test 100s/50s = 7/7
test top score = 302
test overs = 14.2
test wickets = 0
test bowl avg = –
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = –
test catches/stumpings = 17/0
ODIs = 11
ODI runs = 136
ODI bat avg = 17.00
ODI 100s/50s = 0/1
ODI top score = 60
ODI overs = 0
ODI wickets = 0
ODI bowl avg = –
ODI 5s = 0
ODI best bowling = –
ODI catches/stumpings = 2/0
date = 2 December
year = 2005
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52823.htmlLawrence George Rowe (born
January 8 ,1949 in Kingston,Jamaica ) was a West Indiancricket er.Lawrence, also known as "Yagga", was an elegant right-handed batsman described by
Michael Holding , his team mate, as "the best batsman I ever saw". It was felt that his ability was so extraordinary that Sobers believed he could have been the greatest of all West Indian batsmen. At one game Rowe hit a ball so cleanly that it followed a level trajectory like a guided missile over the boundary for six.Gideon Haigh describes the incident:Early in his innings against England at Kensington Park in March 1974, he received a bouncer from Bob Willis. He smashed it flat into the stand at square leg; it travelled most of the way at head height.
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He made his debut for Jamaica in 1968-69. He then made history on his Test match debut v New Zealand at Kingston 1972 scoring 214 and 100 not out, the first time that a cricketer had scored a double and single century on Test debut. It also gave him a batting average of 314 after his first test match.
Rowe was a heavy scorer at his home ground. In 1974 v England he scored 302 in 10 hours.
On his arrival in Australia for the 1975-76 tour Rowe was being hailed as the best batsman in the world. A century in his second test innings in Australia maintained his average at over 70 runs per innings and it seemed to confirm his reputation. The team were humiliated by the Australian side over the rest of the series and Rowe never regained his previously devastating form.
Rowe was a West Indies batting "hero" in the days before
Viv Richards . He played 30 Test matches scoring a total of 2,047 runs at an average of 43. He was known to whistle whilst he batted though he seemed to be injury prone; he suffered problems with his eyesight and was allergic to grass.He played 30 Tests between 1972 and 1980 and played 11
One Day International s. Rowe played for Derbyshire in the EnglishCounty Championship and also joinedWorld Series Cricket , where he scored 175 in one match for the WSC West Indies XI [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38811.html Cricket Archive ] ] . He is one of only four West Indian batsman to have scored a triple century, the others beingGarfield Sobers ,Chris Gayle andBrian Lara .Rowe became infamous 1982-83, because he led a rebel tour to South Africa during the days of
apartheid when they were isolated from world sport. The West Indian public were outraged by the tour and Rowe himself was ostracised in Jamaica. This may have been a primary reason for Rowe subsequently settling down in Miami, USA.References
External links
* [http://caribbeancricket.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1414 Lawrence Rowe interviewed by Caribbeancricket.com]
* [http://caribbeancricket.com/news/xxxx/xx/xx/1818 Article on Lawrence Rowe at Caribbeancricket.com]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6470633.stm Article on Lawrence Rowe on BBC website]
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52823.html Cricinfo statistics for Lawrence Rowe]
* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/tc/players/L/LG_Rowe.html Stats Rleague]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/05/1078464638540.html?from=storyrhs Fairfax article]
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