Lawrence Spence

Lawrence 'Lol' Arthur Spence (14 January 1932 – 10 October 2017)^[1] was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Blaby, Leicestershire.

Lawrence Spence

Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Arthur Spence
Born	(1932-01-14)14 January 1932 Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Died	10 October 2017(2017-10-10) (aged 85)
Nickname	Lol
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952–1954	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 20 Runs scored 326 Batting average 11.64 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 44 Balls bowled 30 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013

Spence made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Warwickshire in the 1952 County Championship at Grace Road, and made eight further appearances in that season.^[2] The following season, he made ten first-class appearances, eight of them in the County Championship.^[2] His final first-class appearance for the county came in his only match in 1954 against Kent.^[2] He made a total of twenty first-class appearances for Leicestershire, scoring 326 runs at an average of 11.64, with a high score of 44.^[3] He died in 2017.^[4][5]