Murray Lawrence (financier)

Walter Nicholas Murray Lawrence (8 February 1935 - 15 November 2021) was an English former first-class cricketer and financier.

Murray Lawrence
Personal information
Full name
Walter Nicholas Murray Lawrence
Born (1935-02-08) 8 February 1935
Marylebone, London, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 2
Batting average 0.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2019

Life

Born at Marylebone to Henry Walter Neville Lawrence (son of Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, 1st Baronet,) and his wife, Sarah Butler,[1] he was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[1]

As an undergraduate he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Middlesex at Oxford in 1954.[2] He made two further first-class appearances in 1954, playing once more for Oxford University against Hampshire County Cricket Club, and for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.[2] He was also a Member of Marylebone Cricket Club.

After graduating from Oxford, Lawrence pursued a career in insurance underwriting. He served as Chairman of Lloyd's of London from 1988–1990.[3]

Family

In 1961 Murray Lawrence married Sally Louise O'Dwyer, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Alleyn Becher O'Dwyer, late Irish Guards. The couple had issue:[1]

  • Sarah Louise, born 1962, married firstly Andrew Crawley (died 1988) and secondly Henry Slack, having issue by both marriages.
  • Catherine Jane, born 1964, married 1992 Rupert Edmund Ivo Elliott, barrister,[4] and has issue two sons and a daughter.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Walter Nicholas Murray Lawrence". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Walter Lawrence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Lloyd's of London Picks New Chairman". Los Angeles Times. 18 December 1987. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. www.brickcourt.co.uk
  5. www.burkespeerage.com


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