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Geoff Lawson
Australia
Player profile
Full name Geoffrey Francis Lawson
Born December 7, 1957, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Current age 50 years 259 days
Major teams Australia, Lancashire, New South Wales
Also known as Henry
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
46 |
68 |
12 |
894 |
74 |
15.96 |
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0 |
4 |
100 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
| ODIs |
79 |
52 |
18 |
378 |
33* |
11.11 |
500 |
75.60 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
18 |
0 |
| First-class |
191 |
225 |
44 |
2683 |
74 |
14.82 |
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0 |
8 |
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75 |
0 |
| List A |
130 |
68 |
23 |
493 |
39 |
10.95 |
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0 |
0 |
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33 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
46 |
78 |
11118 |
5501 |
180 |
8/112 |
11/134 |
30.56 |
2.96 |
61.7 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
| ODIs |
79 |
79 |
4259 |
2592 |
88 |
4/26 |
4/26 |
29.45 |
3.65 |
48.3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
191 |
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37316 |
16564 |
666 |
8/112 |
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24.87 |
2.66 |
56.0 |
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28 |
2 |
| List A |
130 |
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6832 |
4153 |
149 |
4/26 |
4/26 |
27.87 |
3.64 |
45.8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 28-30, 1980 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Dec 8-12, 1989 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Nov 23, 1980 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
India v Australia at Bangalore, Oct 27, 1989 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1977/78 - 1991/92 |
| List A span |
1978/79 - 1991/92 |
Geoff Lawson, an optometrist by training, suffered from tunnel vision, red mist and blind spots as much as any good fast bowler. But in the latter part of his career he showed much insight and perspective too, and so had a big impact on Australian cricket. A tall, lively-paced outswing bowler from Wagga Wagga, he came to attention in 1978-79 in the then-approved way, by hitting Geoff Boycott, and went on to take 180 Test wickets and one blow to the jaw for Australia. As captain of New South Wales, he insisted on a "get on or get out" philosophy that not only won the state titles, but also strongly influenced the methods of Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh as Test captains. Known to all as "Henry" after the Australian bush poet, he is still near to the game as an analyst and spectator. He was brought a bit nearer with his appointment as coach of the Pakistan team for a period of two years starting July 2007.
Greg Baum July 2007
Jul 1, 2008 |
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Misbah-ul-Haq prepares to deliver the ball
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Jul 1, 2008 |
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Geoff Lawson points out instructions
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Jul 1, 2008 |
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Geoff Lawson gives a few directions to Sohail Tanvir
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