Laurie Eastman

Laurie Eastman
Eastman in 1927
Personal information
Full name
Lawrence Charles Eastman
Born(1897-06-03)3 June 1897
Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England
Died17 April 1941(1941-04-17) (aged 43)
Harefield, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
  • Right-arm medium
  • Right-arm leg-spin
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920–1939Essex
1927/28–1928/29Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 451
Runs scored 13,385
Batting average 20.81
100s/50s 7/61
Top score 161
Balls bowled 63,136
Wickets 1,006
Bowling average 26.77
5 wickets in innings 30
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 7/28
Catches/stumpings 259/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2019

Lawrence Charles Eastman DCM MM (3 June 1897 – 17 April 1941) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1939.[1][2]

An all-rounder, Eastman first played for Essex as an amateur and was appointed assistant secretary of the club, before becoming a professional in 1927.[3] He was originally a medium-pace bowler, but developed leg-spin later in his career.[3] He coached in New Zealand in 1927–28 and 1928–29, when he played for Otago; he also coached in South Africa.[3]

Eastman fought in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal.[3] He died in the Second World War of an illness contracted after a high-explosive bomb exploded close to him whilst he was serving as an air raid warden.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Laurie Eastman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Laurie Eastman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2022. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c d "Obituary", The Cricketer, 3 May 1941, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Death of L. C. Eastman". Otago Daily Times: 4. 22 May 1941.
  5. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 47. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2