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Lawrence Charles Eastman DCM MM (3 June 1897 – 17 April 1941) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1939.[1][2]
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Full name | Lawrence Charles Eastman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England | 3 June 1897||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 April 1941 43) Harefield, Middlesex, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1920–1939 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1927/28–1928/29 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2019 |
An all-rounder, Eastman first played for Essex as an amateur and was appointed assistant secretary of the club, before becoming a professional in 1927.[3] He was originally a medium-pace bowler, but developed leg-spin later in his career.[3] He coached in New Zealand in 1927–28 and 1928–29, when he played for Otago; he also coached in South Africa.[3]
Eastman fought in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal.[3] He died in the Second World War of an illness contracted after a high-explosive bomb exploded close to him whilst he was serving as an air raid warden.[4][5]
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