Goofy Lawrence
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Full Name
Godfrey Bernard Lawrence
Born
March 31, 1932, Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia
Age
91y 243d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
A 6' 5" fast bowler - and up to then the tallest player in South African cricket - Goofy Lawrence relied more on hard work than natural ability, but it won him five Test caps against New Zealand in 1961-62. In the second Test at Johannesburg he grabbed 8 for 53, taking 28 wickets at 18.28 in the series. He was also a capable batsman, and in the first innings of the final match at Port Elizabeth he opened the batting with Eddie Barlow, top-scoring with 43. That was his best season - he took 51 wickets in all at 17.49. South Africa's limited number of international matches meant that by the time of the next series he had been discarded. For more than a decade he was the spearhead of the Rhodesia side, taking 296 wickets at 17.29.
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Goofy Lawrence Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 8 | 0 | 141 | 43 | 17.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 77 | 111 | 26 | 1079 | 60* | 12.69 | 0 | 1 | - | 54 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 9 | 1334 | 512 | 28 | 8/53 | 9/98 | 18.28 | 2.30 | 47.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 77 | - | 18244 | 6146 | 342 | 8/42 | - | 17.97 | 2.02 | 53.3 | - | 15 | 1 |
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Debut/Last Matches of Goofy Lawrence
Test Matches
FC Matches
Recent Matches of Goofy Lawrence
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodesia vs Int Cav'rs | 13 & 4 | 1/90 & 3/45 | 23-Mar-1963 | Harare | FC |
| South Africa vs New Zealand | 43 & 17 | 2/71 & 4/85 | 16-Feb-1962 | Gqeberha | Test # 524 |
| South Africa vs New Zealand | 39 | 5/52 & 4/57 | 02-Feb-1962 | Johannesburg | Test # 523 |
| South Africa vs New Zealand | 4 & 0 | 1/46 | 01-Jan-1962 | Cape Town | Test # 519 |
| South Africa vs New Zealand | 22 | 8/53 & 1/45 | 26-Dec-1961 | Johannesburg | Test # 517 |