Lawrence Miles (cricketer)

Lawrence Edgar Miles (27 March 1896 – 17 November 1967) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Border from 1913 to 1934.

Lawrence Miles
Personal information
Full nameLawrence Edgar Miles
Born(1896-03-27)27 March 1896
Whittlesea, Cape Province, South Africa
Died17 November 1967(1967-11-17) (aged 71)
East London, Cape Province
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913-14 to 1933-34Border
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 28
Runs scored 1051
Batting average 21.02
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 98
Balls bowled 451
Wickets 8
Bowling average 34.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/13
Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2017

While aged 17 and a student at Selborne College in East London, he made his first-class debut for Border, alongside another Selbornian, Roelof Oosthuizen, against the touring MCC in November 1913.[1][2] He next played for Border with the resumption of first-class cricket after World War I, and was a regular member of the team during the 1920s, sometimes as captain. He captained a Cape Province team against the MCC in 1930-31.[1]

He was a middle-order batsman whose highest score was 98 against Natal in the Currie Cup in 1923-24.[3]

He married Molly McCann in August 1929.[4] He died in East London in 1967.

References
  1. Williams, Glyn (2000). "Looking for Rudolph, Ray or Roy – Who Turns Out to be Roelof". The Cricket Statistician (109). pp. 19–21.
  2. "Border v MCC 1913-14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. "Border v Natal 1923-24". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. "South-Africa-Eastern-Cape-L Archives". Rootsweb. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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