Lawrence 'Lol' Arthur Spence (14 January 1932 – 10 October 2017)[1] was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Blaby, Leicestershire.

Lawrence Spence
Personal information
Full name
Lawrence Arthur Spence
Born(1932-01-14)14 January 1932
Blaby, Leicestershire,
England
Died10 October 2017(2017-10-10) (aged 85)
NicknameLol
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952–1954Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 326
Batting average 11.64
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Balls bowled 30
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013

Spence made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Warwickshire in the 1952 County Championship at Grace Road, and made eight further appearances in that season.[2] The following season, he made ten first-class appearances, eight of them in the County Championship.[2] His final first-class appearance for the county came in his only match in 1954 against Kent.[2] He made a total of twenty first-class appearances for Leicestershire, scoring 326 runs at an average of 11.64, with a high score of 44.[3] He died in 2017.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Spence
  2. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Lawrence Spence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lol Spence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Lawrence 'Lol' Spence". Professional Cricketers' Association. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Lawrence 'Lol' Spence (1932-2017)". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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