1. Daniel William Lawrence was born on 12 July 1997 and is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team.
20 Facts About Dan Lawrence
1. 2.
Dan Lawrence plays as a right-handed middle-order batsman, and occasional offbreak bowler.
3.
Dan Lawrence used various batting techniques when playing youth cricket.
4.
Dan Lawrence made his first-class debut for Essex against Kent in April 2015.
5.
At the age of 17 years and 290 days, and in only his second first-class appearance, Dan Lawrence made a century against Surrey becoming the third youngest batsmen to score a century in the County Championship.
6.
Dan Lawrence's batting was instrumental in helping Essex win promotion to the County Championship First Division, and in their first season back in the upper division, to win the Championship in 2017.
7.
In June 2023, it was announced that Dan Lawrence would join Surrey on an initial three-year deal ahead of the 2024 season.
8.
In November 2020, Dan Lawrence joined the Brisbane Heat as an international recruit, replacing Tom Banton.
9.
In December 2015, Dan Lawrence was named in England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
10.
Dan Lawrence put in a man-of-the-match performance as the England Lions wrapped up a series win against a Cricket Australia XI in February 2020.
11.
On 29 May 2020, Dan Lawrence was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
12.
On 17 June 2020, Dan Lawrence was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.
13.
On 4 July 2020, Dan Lawrence was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.
14.
However, on 10 August 2020, Dan Lawrence had to leave the England bio-secure bubble after his mother died.
15.
In December 2020, Dan Lawrence was named in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.
16.
Dan Lawrence made his international debut in the first Test of this series scoring an impressive 73 in the first innings before being caught at short leg.
17.
Dan Lawrence took his maiden international wicket of New Zealand's Will Young caught by Ollie Pope during day 2 of the England vs New Zealand second Test match.
18.
In July 2021, Dan Lawrence was named in England's ODI squad for their series against Pakistan, after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for COVID-19.
19.
In February 2022, Dan Lawrence was named in England's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.
20.
Dan Lawrence reached a Test best score of 91 in the Barbados Test, before being caught off the final ball of day.