Lawrence Charles Eastman (3 June 1897 – 17 April 1941) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1939.Laurie Eastman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
An all-rounder, Eastman first played for Essex as an amateur and was appointed assistant secretary of the club, before becoming a professional in 1927. He was originally a medium-pace bowler, but developed leg-spin later in his career. He coached in New Zealand in 1927–28 and 1928–29, when he played for Otago; he also coached in South Africa.
Eastman fought in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal."Obituary", The Cricketer, 3 May 1941, p. 15. He died in the Second World War of an illness contracted after a high-explosive bomb exploded close to him whilst he was serving as an air raid warden.McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 47. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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