Lawrence Rowe

Batsman

Age 77 years

DOB 08 Jan 1949

The Jamaican Lawrence Rowe's staggering talent came to the fore in his debut Test itself against New Zealand in Jamaica. Rowe drove with grace, essayed lissom late cuts and hooked with splendour to crack a double ton in the first innings. He then followed it up with a century in the second innings, too. With it, Rowe became the first batsman in the history of the game to compile a double century and a hundred...