David Laycock

David Allen Laycock (2 September 1947 – 16 September 2008) was an English professional cricketer. He played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1969 and 1973.^[1]

David Laycock

Personal information
Full name	David Allen Laycock
Born	(1947-09-02)2 September 1947 Woolwich, London
Died	16 September 2008(2008-09-16) (aged 61) Eastbourne, Sussex
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1969–1973	Kent
FC debut	6 August 1969 Kent v Leicestershire
Last FC	18 July 1973 Kent v West Indians
LA debut	14 August 1969 Kent v Yorkshire
Last LA	16 August 1973 Kent v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 10 5 Runs scored 266 34 Batting average 19.00 11.33 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 58 23 Catches/stumpings 2/0 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2014

Laycock was born at Woolwich in east London in 1947. He first played for Kent's Second XI in 1966 and went on to make his first-class cricket debut in August 1969 against Leicestershire at Canterbury.^[2][3] After making five appearances for the First XI in 1969, including one in the John Player League, Laycock appeared infrequently for the side in the coming years.^[3] He made a total of 10 first-class^[A] and five List A appearances for Kent between his debut and his final match in August 1973, playing as a batsman and occasional wicket-keeper in a strong Kent side which won the County Championship in 1970 and one-day trophies in each season between 1972 and 1974.^[1][4][5]

Despite playing 69 matches for the Second XI, including scoring runs during 1974,^[B] Laycock was released by Kent at the endow the 1974 season. He became a postman, although he continued to coach cricket.^[1][2]

Laycock died at Eastbourne in Sussex in September 2008 after a long battle with brain cancer.^[2] He was 61.^[1]

Notes

1. The CricInfo article announcing Laycock's death makes reference to 12 first-class appearances, but statistics from CricInfo, CricketArchive and Kent County Cricket Club all agree on him having made 10 first-class appearances.
2. CricInfo's article announcing his death says that Laycock played for Sussex County Cricket Club's Second XI between 1966 and 1974. This is an error - he only played for Kent.