David Laycock

David Allen Laycock (2 September 1947 – 16 September 2008) was an English professional cricketer. He played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1969 and 1973.[1]

David Laycock
Personal information
Full nameDavid Allen Laycock
Born(1947-09-02)2 September 1947
Woolwich, London
Died16 September 2008(2008-09-16) (aged 61)
Eastbourne, Sussex
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969–1973Kent
FC debut6 August 1969 Kent v Leicestershire
Last FC18 July 1973 Kent v West Indians
LA debut14 August 1969 Kent v Yorkshire
Last LA16 August 1973 Kent v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 10 5
Runs scored 266 34
Batting average 19.00 11.33
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 58 23
Catches/stumpings 2/0 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2014

Laycock was born at Woolwich in east London in 1847. He first played for Kent's Second XI in 1966 and went on to make his first-class cricket debut in August 1969 against Leicestershire at Canterbury.[2][3] After making five appearances for the First XI in 1969, including one in the John Player League, Laycock appeared infrequently for the side in the coming years.[3] He made a total of 10 first-class[upper-alpha 1] and five List A appearances for Kent between his debut and his final match in August 1973, playing as a batsman and occasional wicket-keeper in a strong Kent side which won the County Championship in 1970 and one-day trophies in each season between 1972 and 1974.[1][4][5]

Despite playing 69 matches for the Second XI, including scoring runs during 1974,[upper-alpha 2] Laycock was released by Kent at the endow the 1974 season. He became a postman, although he continued to coach cricket.[1][2]

Laycock died at Eastbourne in Sussex in September 2008 after a long battle with brain cancer.[2] He was 61.[1]

Notes
  1. The CricInfo article announcing Laycock's death makes reference to 12 first-class appearances, but statistics from CricInfo, CricketArchive and Kent County Cricket Club all agree on him having made 10 first-class appearances.
  2. CricInfo's article announcing his death says that Laycock played for Sussex County Cricket Club's Second XI between 1966 and 1974. This is an error - he only played for Kent.

References
  1. "David Laycock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. Former Kent batsman Laycock dies, CricInfo, 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. David Laycock, CricketArchive. Archived 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. Where are they now? Kent – B&H winners and Sunday League champions 1973, The Cricket Paper, 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. Coming soon: Special 1970 Championship winning dinner, Kent County Cricket Club, 27 July 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

David Laycock at ESPNcricinfo

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