PRESS RELEASE NO. 14/03

Lawrence Maxwell’s Benefit Year

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Mr. Jeff Broomes, 3^rd Vice President of the Barbados Cricket Association and the Chairman of the Benefit Year Committee for Mr. Lawrence Maxwell today announced the events planned to celebrate the Benefit Year.

The proposed events include:

The BCA’s criteria for selection for a Benefit Year, is as follows: - the Selectee must have:

1. Represented Barbados for at least five (5) years.

2. Distinguished himself as a regular and recognizable performer for  Barbados.

3. Through his performances, been seen as a possible West Indies selectee, but never earned that honour; priority being given to those who have not regularly played professional cricket.

4. Established himself as one whose conduct and general work ethic could be promoted as a model for others to emulate.

5. Demonstrated a willingness to be of assistance to the Association in its work of developing and promoting cricket in  Barbados

Lawrence Evan Maxwell, a former Police captain as well as a captain of the  Barbados team for two (2) Shell Shield matches in 1979 represented Barbados in sixteen (16) first class matches during a career from 1969 to 1979.

He was easily one of the most durable and respected cricketers, who played in the Barbados Cricket Association First Division Championship.

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