Thomas Lawson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Thomas Morrison Lawson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1890 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 1967 (aged 76) Church Village, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1923–1924 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Thomas Morrison Lawson (16 September 1890 — 8 February 1967) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer.
Lawson was born in England at Penrith in September 1890. He was educated in Scotland at the Royal High School of Edinburgh.[1] He served in the British Army during the First World War with the Lowland Royal Field Artillery, enlisting as a gunner in November 1915, and by the end of the war he held the rank of bombardier.[1] A club cricketer for Royal High School Former Pupils, Lawson made three appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland and Wales in 1923, and the touring South Africans in 1924.[2] He scored 59 runs in his three matches, with a highest score of 22.[3] Lawson died in Wales at Church Village in February 1967.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roll of Honour of the Royal High School of Edinburgh 1914–1919. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. 1920. p. 49.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Lawson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Lawson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.