Josh Lawrenson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 2002 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 6) | 27 March 2023 v Canada |
| Last ODI | 1 April 2023 v Papua New Guinea |
| T20I debut (cap 20) | 7 July 2023 v Germany |
| Last T20I | 23 June 2024 v Guernsey |
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2024 | |
Joshua Anthony David Lawrenson (born 20 November 2002) is a cricketer who plays for Jersey.[1] He also represents Durham University.[2] In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[3] He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Italy, on 6 December 2019.[4]
In June 2022, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[5] On 21 June 2022, in Jersey's match against Italy, Lawrenson scored his first century in List A cricket, with 102 not out.[6]
He was a member of Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[7] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament.[8] On April 1, he became the first cricketer to score an ODI century for Jersey (114), with his side recording their first win in the format, beating Papua New Guinea by 11 runs.[9]
In September 2024 he was named in Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya.[10] In the islanders' fourth match at the tournament, Lawrenson took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket with 5/29 in their win over Kuwait.[11][12] Lawrenson top scored with 93 off 119 balls to claim player of the match honours in Jersey's final contest of the tournament against Denmark.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Josh Lawrenson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Josh Lawrenson". Wisden. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman". ITV News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "7th Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ @cricketinjersey (10 June 2022). "Just 1 week to go until our ICC Challenge League B campaign continues..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "ICC Challenge League B: Jersey beat Italy by 88 runs to keep up winning record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ @cricketinjersey (15 March 2023). "Chuggy leads an experienced Mens Squad to the ICC 50 Over World Cup Qualifier Play-off Tournament in Namibia 24 March-5 April" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jersey lose to Canada in opening ICC World Cup play-off game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Jersey cricket: Asa Tribe & Josh Lawrenson hit tons in first ODI win v Papua New Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Jersey Men's Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Lawrenson stars as Jersey beat Kuwait by 123 runs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait conquered by destructive Jersey". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Jersey top Challenge League after win over Denmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Dane and dusted! Jersey top Challenge League A after success in Kenya". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 8 October 2024.