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Charles Lawrence (cricketer)
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Charles Lawrence was a Surrey
cricketer, represented England but is most notable as the captain
-coach
of the Aborigine
cricket team that toured England in 1868, the first ever tour of England by an Australian team.
Lawrence played for Surrey between 1854 and 1857 and, in the days before the establishment of what is now called Test match
cricket, represented England on one of the very first international cricket
tours, when the team visited Australia
in 1861-2.
He went on to coach at the Albert Club in Sydney
, working with the indigenous team (which gave him the opportunity to lead the 1868 tour) and played his last game aged 70.
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
cricketer, represented England but is most notable as the captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
-coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
of the Aborigine
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
cricket team that toured England in 1868, the first ever tour of England by an Australian team.
Lawrence played for Surrey between 1854 and 1857 and, in the days before the establishment of what is now called Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
cricket, represented England on one of the very first international cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tours, when the team visited Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1861-2.
He went on to coach at the Albert Club in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, working with the indigenous team (which gave him the opportunity to lead the 1868 tour) and played his last game aged 70.
External sources
- Cricinfo profile, (inaccurately labelling Lawrence as Australian)
- State Library of New South Wales
- Surrey site account of Surrey v Aborigines
- http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/cgi-bin/player_oracle_reveals_results2.cgi?playernumber=5949&playername=C%20Lawrence&playernameexact=&displayplayername=C%20Lawrence&team=&teamexact=&opponent=&opponentexact=&captain=&wicketkeeper=&homeawaytype=All&matchtype=All&resulttype=All&startseason=&endseason=&searchtype=MatchList&startscore=&endscore=&startwicket=&endwicket=Charles Lawrence's first-class cricket career details at Cricketarchive]