Josh Lawrenson

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Josh Lawrenson
Personal information
Born (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 22)
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  6)27 March 2023 v  Canada
Last ODI1 April 2023 v  Papua New Guinea
T20I debut(cap  20)7 July 2023 v  Germany
Last T20I23 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]

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