Murray Lawrence
Personal information
Full name
Walter Nicholas Murray Lawrence
Born (1935-02-08) 8 February 1935
Marylebone, London, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 2
Batting average 0.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2019

Walter Nicholas Murray Lawrence (8 February 1935 - 15 November 2021) was an English former first-class cricketer and financier.

Life

Born at Marylebone to Henry Walter Neville Lawrence (son of Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, 1st Baronet,) and his wife, Sarah Butler,[1] he was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[1]

As an undergraduate he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Middlesex at Oxford in 1954.[2] He made two further first-class appearances in 1954, playing once more for Oxford University against Hampshire County Cricket Club, and for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.[2] He was also a Member of Marylebone Cricket Club.

After graduating from Oxford, Lawrence pursued a career in insurance underwriting. He served as Chairman of Lloyd's of London from 1988–1990.[3]

Family

In 1961 Murray Lawrence married Sally Louise O'Dwyer, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Alleyn Becher O'Dwyer, late Irish Guards. The couple had issue:[1]

  • Sarah Louise, born 1962, married firstly Andrew Crawley (died 1988) and secondly Henry Slack, having issue by both marriages.
  • Catherine Jane, born 1964, married 1992 Rupert Edmund Ivo Elliott, barrister,[4] and has issue two sons and a daughter.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Walter Nicholas Murray Lawrence". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Walter Lawrence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lloyd's of London Picks New Chairman". Los Angeles Times. 18 December 1987. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ↑ www.brickcourt.co.uk
  5. ↑ www.burkespeerage.com


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