William Justus Lawry (born 24 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Lawry was a left-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at St Just, Cornwall.

William Lawry
Personal information
Full name
William Justus Lawry
Born (1940-04-24) 24 April 1940 (age 84)
St Just, Cornwall, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965 & 1969Minor Counties
1958-1980Cornwall
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 3 3
Runs scored 13 1
Batting average 13.00 1.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 9 1
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 8/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 October 2010

Lawry made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cornwall in 1958 against Berkshire. From 1958 to 1980, he represented the county in 65 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Devon.[1]

Lawry also represented Cornwall in 3 List A matches. These came against Glamorgan in the 1970 Gillette Cup, Lancashire in the 1977 Gillette Cup and Devon in the 1980 Gillette Cup.[2] In his 3 List A matches, he scored 1 run. Behind the stumps he took 2 catches.[3]

He also played first-class cricket for a combined Minor Counties team. His first-class debut came against the touring South Africans in 1965. In 1969, he played his final 2 first-class matches for the team against the touring West Indians and the touring New Zealanders.[4] In his 3 first-class he scored 13 runs at an average of 13.00, with a high score of 9. Behind the stumps he took 8 catches.[5]

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