Lawrence Rowe
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Full name | Lawrence George Rowe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kingston, Colony of Jamaica | 8 January 1949|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Yagga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 141) | 16 February 1972 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 29 February 1980 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 17) | 20 December 1975 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 6 February 1980 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1968–1982 | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 17 October 2010 |
Lawrence George Rowe (born 8 January 1949) is a former West Indian cricketer. A stylish top order batsman, he also played for Jamaica and Derbyshire in his cricketing career. Rowe was later named as one of Jamaica's top five cricketers of the 20th century.[1][2]
Playing career
Rowe made his debut for Jamaica in the 1968–69 cricketing season. He then made history on his
During 1974 Rowe scored 302 versus England at Barbados' Kensington Oval. This was and still remains the highest score by a West Indian at Kensington Oval.[4] He also became one of only four West Indians to have scored a triple century, with the others being Garfield Sobers, Chris Gayle and Brian Lara.[5]
On his arrival in Australia for the 1975–76 tour Rowe was being hailed as the best batsman in the world.[citation needed] A century in his second Test innings in Australia maintained his average at over 70 runs per innings and it seemed to confirm his reputation. The team was humiliated by the Australian side over the rest of the series and Rowe never regained his previously devastating form.
Rowe was a West Indies batting "hero" in the days before
Playing between 1972 and 1980, Rowe scored a total of 2,047 runs at an average of 43 in his test match career. He also featured for the Windies in 11 One Day Internationals. Rowe played for Derbyshire in the English County Championship and also joined World Series Cricket, where he scored 175 in one match for the WSC West Indies XI.[8]
Rowe later captained two
During the lunch break of the first Test between West Indies and
"...Today I sincerely apologise to the cricketing fraternity of Jamaica, the Caribbean and the rest of the world."
However, after much protest
Playing style
As an elegant right-handed batsman Rowe, also known as "Yagga", was described by
Early in his innings against England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, in March 1974, he received a bouncer from Bob Willis. He smashed it flat into the stand at square leg; it travelled most of the way at head height. His 302 took only 430 hectic deliveries, with 36 further boundaries.[13]
Personal life
Rowe is the founder of the Lawrence Rowe Foundation, which aims to assist at-risk kids.[14]
References
- ^ Cricinfo.
- Cricinfo. 13 May 2004.
- ^ "Sri Lanka pinch a classic". ESPNcricinfo. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Lawrence Rowe's memorable 302 vs England is the highest score by a West Indian at Kensington Oval". twitter.com. Cricket West Indies. 26 June 2014.
- ^ Fanfair, Ron (8 March 2018). "Sobers entered rare air with triple century 60 years ago". ronfanfair.com. Ron Fanfair.
- ^ "Out on a high". 9 March 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b Paresh, Soni (20 March 2007). "The forgotten batting genius". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "The unforgiven". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Rowe apologises for rebel tour as Jamaica honours him". Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Jamaica board revokes Rowe honour". ESPNcricinfo. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Daily Gleaner, "Lawrence Rowe – beyond the boundary", 3 July 2011 http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110703/focus/focus3.html Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "When talent proves a Rowe too hard to hoe". The Age. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Martin, Edwin (10 March 2016). "Cricket legends thrill fans during eventful weekend in Fort Lauderdale". Miami Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2017.