Holy cow! Ken, 69, is a six-hitter at last

By Adam Hopkins

HOLY CROSS club president Ken Lawrie, 69, has been playing cricket since the age of 11 – and last Saturday he hit his first-ever six! Playing in Division 7 of the East of Scotland Cricket Association, the competition’s eighth tier, Lawrie walked to the crease for Holy Cross 2nd XI with the score on 178-8 with 11 balls remaining and 24 runs still to win against Carlton fifths. While he didn’t quite get his side over the line, Lawrie finished on 9 not out as Holy Cross reached 194- 9, striking his first-ever six (a pull over midwicket) in the pr...

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