Laurie Gray
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| Full name | Lawrence Herbert Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1915 Tottenham, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1983 (aged 67) Basildon, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler, umpire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1951 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 2 (1955–1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 446 (1952–1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA umpired | 43 (1963–1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lawrence Herbert Gray (1915–1983) was an English first-class cricketer and Test match umpire.[1] Born in Tottenham in 1915, he played 219 matches for Middlesex as a right arm fast medium bowler between 1934 and 1951. He took 637 wickets at 25.13 with a best of 8 for 59. He took 5 wickets in an innings 26 times and 10 wickets in a match on 3 occasions. He then turned to umpiring, standing in the England v South Africa test at Lord's in 1955 and the England v West Indies match at Birmingham in 1963. He died in Essex in 1983.
He was survived by his wife Mary Gray née Marsden who died in 1998. [2]
References
- ^ "Laurie Gray profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ Gravestone, retrieved 3rd July 2025