Bill Lawry

Bill (William Morris) Lawry (born 11 February 1937, Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer.

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11 February - 1937 - Melbourne - Australian - Cricketer

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• Batting: Left-hand batsman
• Bowling: Left-arm medium pace

Lawry played his state cricket for Victoria. In a first class career that lasted from 1955 to 1971 he scored 18,734 runs at an average of 50.90.

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Victoria - First class

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Lawry played 67 test matches for Australia, accumulating 5,234 runs at an average of 47.15 and scoring 13 centuries.

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Test matches - Australia - Average

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After retiring from playing, Lawry worked as a commentator on radio and on Channel 9 television.

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