Fred Laws (cricketer)
New Zealand cricketer
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Frederick Arthur Laws (21 July 1877 – 1 April 1954) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington in New Zealand from 1897 to 1910, and one match for Hawke's Bay in 1898.
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Wellington, New Zealand
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| Full name | Frederick Arthur Laws | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1877 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1954 (aged 76) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896/97 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897/98 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905/06–1909/10 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opening bowler and middle-order batsman, Laws's best performance came in Wellington's match against the touring MCC in 1906-07. He took five wickets in the drawn match, showing a "promising turn of speed", and top-scored for Wellington with 47 with some bold stroke play.[1] After he retired from playing he became an umpire, standing in one Plunket Shield match in 1912-13.
He also represented Wellington at rugby union, and was later a referee. He worked as a saddler and leather merchant in Wellington, and also sold sporting goods.[2]