Lawrence Reade (cricketer, born 1930)
Lawrence Burnard Reade (21 October 1930 – 21 August 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 24 first-class matches for Central Districts between 1959 and 1963[1] and Hawke Cup cricket for Nelson from 1949 to 1973.
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| Full name | Lawrence Burnard Reade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1930 Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 2019 (aged 88) Richmond, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 to 1962-63 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lawrie Reade was educated at Nelson College from 1945 to 1946.[2] An opening batsman, he had his most successful first-class season in 1960–61, when he scored 417 runs at an average of 37.90, and made his highest score, 163 against Northern Districts.[3][4]
He was a stalwart for Nelson in the Hawke Cup, forming an opening partnership with his Central Districts partner Graeme Lowans during Nelson's hold on the title between 1958 and 1965, and scoring more than 2,000 runs.[5]
References
- "Lawrence Reade". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- "First-class batting in each season by Lawrie Reade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Central Districts v Northern Districts 1960-61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Martin, Wayne (20 January 2011). "Nelson prominent in Hawke Cup top echelon". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Death notice". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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