Geoff Lawson
83Australia · PACE · 1980 to 1989 · on scorecards: GF Lawson
BATTING
- Matches
- 79
- Innings
- 52
- Runs
- 378
- Average
- 11.11
- Strike rate
- 75.6
- High score
- 33*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 88
- Average
- 29.45
- Economy
- 3.65
- Strike rate
- 48.3
- Best figures
- 4/26
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 18 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Geoff Lawson played 79 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1980 to 1989. The first came against New Zealand at Adelaide Oval, with a score of 4, and the last against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 1989.
The best bowling is 4 for 26 against England at Old Trafford in 1985. With the ball: 57 wickets at 27.1 at home and 22 wickets at 36.1 away. The most wickets came against West Indies: 24 wickets at 35.8 in 26 ODIs.
Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 19 ODIs and 23 wickets at 28.8. Australia won 31 of the ODIs Geoff Lawson played and lost 42.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 79 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33* | 37 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1983 | Won |
| 29* | 26 | England | Edgbaston | 1981 | Won |
| 28* | 24 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1983 | Lost |
| 27 | 26 | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Lost |
| 22 | 25 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1984 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/26 | 10 | England | Old Trafford | 1985 | Won |
| 3/11 | 8 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1983 | Won |
| 3/25 | 10 | India | Narendra Modi Stadium | 1984 | Won |
| 3/27 | 10 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1983 | Lost |
| 3/29 | 12 | West Indies | Headingley | 1983 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 26 | 139 | 10.69 | 0/0 | 24 | 35.79 |
| England | 14 | 125 | 41.67 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.96 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 54 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 33.38 |
| India | 10 | 27 | 5.40 | 0/0 | 8 | 40.50 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 22 | 4.40 | 0/0 | 12 | 21.33 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 16.88 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 49 | 282 | 12.26 | 0/0 | 57 | 27.09 |
| Away | 22 | 71 | 11.83 | 0/0 | 22 | 36.14 |
| Neutral | 8 | 25 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 28.11 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 19 | 116 | 11.60 | 0/0 | 23 | 28.78 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 15 | 81 | 16.20 | 0/0 | 18 | 26.22 |
| Adelaide Oval | 7 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 7 | 24.14 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | 11 | 3.67 | 0/0 | 6 | 21.00 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 4 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 38.33 |
| Lord's | 3 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 136.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1980 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v India, 1989 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 7 December 1957
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 500
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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