Patrick Douglas Lashley (11 February 1937 – 4 September 2023), known as Peter Lashley, was a Barbadian cricketer. He played four Tests for the West Indies in the 1960s.

Peter Lashley
Personal information
Full name
Patrick Douglas Lashley
Born(1937-02-11)11 February 1937
Christ Church, Barbados
Died4 September 2023(2023-09-04) (aged 86)
Barbados
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 112)9 December 1960 v Australia
Last Test4 August 1966 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957–58 to 1974–75Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Test FC
Matches 4 85
Runs scored 159 4932
Batting average 22.71 41.44
100s/50s 0/0 8/32
Top score 49 204
Balls bowled 18 2079
Wickets 1 27
Bowling average 1.00 35.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/1 3/15
Catches/stumpings 4/– 66/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 September 2023

Career

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A middle-order batsman who became an opener later in his career, Lashley played domestic cricket for Barbados from 1958 to 1975.[1] His top score was 204 against Guyana in 1966-67.[2]

Lashley toured Australia in 1960-61 and England in 1966 with the West Indian team, but was not able to establish himself in the Test side.[3] Geoffrey Boycott stated that Lashley was the worst bowler ever to dismiss him in Test cricket – Boycott was his only Test victim, in the Fourth Test at Leeds in 1966.[4][5]

Death

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Peter Lashley died in Barbados on 4 September 2023, at the age of 86.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Lashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Guyana v Barbados 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ Williamson, Martin. "Peter Lashley". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ Test Match Special, 7 July 2017
  5. ^ "4th Test, West Indies tour of England at Leeds, Aug 4-8 1966". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Former Windies batsman Peter Lashley dies". jamaica-gleaner.com. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ Lashley and White play their final innings
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