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English cricketer and Test match umpire For the Miss America contestant, see Laurie Gray (Miss Rhode Island).

Laurie Gray
Personal information
Full nameLawrence Herbert Gray
Born(1915-12-15)15 December 1915
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died3 January 1983(1983-01-03) (aged 67)
Basildon, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler, umpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934–1951Middlesex
Umpiring information
Tests umpired2 (1955–1963)
FC umpired446 (1952–1975)
LA umpired43 (1963–1973)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 219
Runs scored 901
Batting average 7.38
100s/50s –/–
Top score 35*
Balls bowled 37,401
Wickets 637
Bowling average 25.13
5 wickets in innings 26
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 8/59
Catches/stumpings 125/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 November 2024

Lawrence Herbert Gray (1915–1983) was an English first-class cricketer and Test match umpire. Born in Tottenham in 1915, he played 219 matches for Middlesex as a right arm fast medium bowler between 1934 and 1951. He took 637 wickets at 25.13 with a best of 8 for 59. He took 5 wickets in an innings 26 times and 10 wickets in a match on 3 occasions. He then turned to umpiring, standing in the England v South Africa test at Lord's in 1955 and the England v West Indies match at Birmingham in 1963. He died in Essex in 1983.

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