Background
Lawrence, David was born on October 6, 1964 in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
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David Lawrence
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University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, with high distinction and high honors, 1987). University of Notre Dame (Juris Doctor, 1990).
Career
Lawrence was a popular, wholehearted and powerfully-built fast bowler, before a particularly horrific knee injury curtailed his career. Born in England to Jamaican parents, by the age of 17 he was playing for Gloucestershire, opening the bowling with Courtney Walsh. His vigorous bowling action generated great pace, although at times he was also prone to inaccuracy.
However, having just established himself as England"s primary bowling strikeforce, he suffered a most appalling knee injury on 10 February 1992, in Wellington, New Zealand, while playing for his country.
In the middle of his delivery stride, his left patella (knee cap) shattered, the noise of it reaching as far as the boundary. Spectators said the sound of his knee splitting was "like a pistol shot".
Lawrence collapsed to the ground screaming in extreme agony, and was eventually carried from the field on a stretcher, comforted by team mate Ian Botham. Despite two come-back attempts for his county, including the first after a full thirteen months of recuperation, when the knee cracked yet again during a gymnasium work-out, he was never able to play for England again and was eventually forced to retire from the sport at the age of 29.
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Member: The Florida Bar. District of Columbia Bar.
