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| Full name | Geoffrey Francis Lawson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1957 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Henry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 309) | 28 November 1980 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 8 December 1989 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 63) | 23 November 1980 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 October 1989 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977/78–1991/92 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Francis Lawson, OAM (born 7 December 1957)[1] is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer and the former coach of the Pakistan cricket team.
Nicknamed "Henry" after the Australian poet, Lawson was a fast bowler for New South Wales (NSW) and Australia.[2] He first played for NSW in 1977–78, made his international debut in 1980–81. Lawson made three tours of England, including the 1989 Ashes-winning tour.
For a few seasons in the early 1980s, Lawson was Australia's leading fast bowler, but his career suffered from poor luck with injury.
Lawson received the Order of Australia in 1990 for services to cricket and in 2002 he was given the Australian Sports Medal. He is a qualified optometrist[3] who graduated with a Bachelor of Optometry (BOptom) from the University of New South Wales.
Since his playing retirement, Lawson has been a coach, commentator and writer on the game. He has broadcast for ABC Radio, Channel Nine and Foxsports, and contributed to The Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers and magazines in various countries. He has coached the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
- ^ Museum of the Riverina: Sporting Hall of Fame.
- ^ ESPNcricinfo: Geoff Lawson player profile.
- ^ "Quite a spectacle". ESPNcricinfo. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2017.