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Place of Birth: East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
About Laurie Sawle
- Lawrence Michael "Laurie" Sawle (born 19 August 1925 at East Fremantle, Western Australia) is a former first-class cricketer and chairman of selectors for the Australian national team. Laurie Sawle served in the 7th Australian Infantry Battalion during the Second World War.
- He enlisted in January 1944 and served until July 1946.
- He saw action on Bougainville.Sawle played for Western Australia from 1954-55 to 1960-61 as a patient opening batsman.
- His highest score was 109 not out, when he led the successful struggle to save the match against New South Wales in 1955-56.He had a distinguished career as state selector from 1961-62 to 1979-80, then as a senior WACA administrator, director of the Australian Cricket Board and chairman of selectors for the national team from 1994 to 1997.
- In his state selector role, Sawle partnered with Allan Edwards and Wally Langdon during the Western Australian team's most successful years.
- He managed the Australian cricket team in England in 1989, when Australia regained The Ashes.He worked as a school teacher.
- He has been awarded the AM, the Australian Sports Medal, the Centenary Medal and the ICC Volunteer Recognition Medal.
- He and his wife Lorna have three children, Maryanne, Carmel and Mark.
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