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  Jamaica Gleaner News - Lawson called for 'throwing' again - Wednesday | April 12, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Lawson said umpire Fletcher did not call him when he was standing at square leg and that what surprised him.
Lawson, who was reported for 'throwing' for the second time in his Test career last summer during West Indies' tour of Sri Lanka, was later cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Lawson, who last played for the West Indies on its tour of Australia in November last year, questioned the umpire's judgement of the ICC allowed 15 degree.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060412/sports/sports2.html   (706 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - CRICKET:
Lawson unleashes fire on Aussies - Saturday | May 10, 2003
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West Indies Jermaine Lawson (left) is congratulated by captain Brian Lara after Australia's Matthew Hayden was caught for 14 during play on the first day of their final Test in St. John's yesterday.
FAST BOWLER Jermaine Lawson fired out Australia yesterday with a seven-wicket haul as the West Indies enjoyed their finest day of the series on the opening day of the fourth and final Test.
Lawson, greeted by the bounciest pitch of the series, gave the West Indies an early breakthrough after Australian captain Steve Waugh chose to bat on winning the toss.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030510/sports/sports1.html   (623 words)

  
 CNN.com - Lawson action blow for West Indies - Jul 17, 2005
Lawson, returning to the Test side after a back injury, took eight wickets in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo which the hosts won by six wickets on Saturday.
Lawson will be allowed to play in the second and final Test of the series starting in Kandy on Friday, pending investigations of his bowling action.
The scrutiny of Lawson's action is a further blow to the West Indians, already badly depleted by the absence of 10 top players including master batsman Brian Lara due to a sponsorship row with the West Indies Cricket Board.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/07/17/cricket.lawson   (321 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Lawson burns Bangladesh - Wednesday | December 11, 2002
Lawson took an extraordinary six wickets in 15 deliveries without conceding a run as Bangladesh crashed to an innings-and-310-run defeat.
YOUNG PACER Jermaine Lawson produced a sensational six-wicket burst that fired the West Indies to an innings and 310-run victory over Bangladesh late on the third day of their first test match at the Bangabandhu Stadium yesterday.
The 20-year-old Lawson, playing in only his third Test match, returned extraordinary figures of six for three off 6.5 overs with four maidens as little-rated Bangladesh collapsed meekly to defeat and their lowest ever Test score.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20021211/sports/sports8.html   (658 words)

  
 Lawson's action under scrutiny - theage.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Lawson bowled well to finish with 7-78, the best figures recorded at the St John's Ground in Antigua, as Australia again struggled on the opening day of a "dead rubber" Test, to be dismissed for 240.
Lawson, 21, who missed the second Test with chickenpox, was the hero for the success-starved West Indian fans yesterday, generating pace on a wicket that had good pace and carry.
Lawson's is the latest case in a revival of the throwing issue which, after lying dormant for decades, has plagued the game in recent years.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/05/10/1052280481010.html   (611 words)

  
 Jermaine Lawson to train under Lillee
West Indies fast bowler Jermaine Lawson arrived in Chennai on Monday for a 10-day training stint under Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Foundation.
Lawson, who made his Test debut for the West Indies in 2002 at Chepauk and then went on to demolish the Australians in the fourth and final Test at Antigua in 2003 with a career-best haul of 7 for 78 in the first innings, was twice reprimanded for suspect action.
Lawson (51 wickets in 13 Tests, with an average of 29.64, and 17 wickets in 13 one-day matches, an average of 29.29) and his Island mate Andrew Richardson will be training at the academy.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2006/aug/28lawson.htm   (211 words)

  
 Speedster suspect - smh.com.au
West Indian paceman Jermaine Lawson's seven-wicket haul in the fourth Test on Friday, which rocked Australian hopes of a series clean sweep, is set to be overshadowed by suspicions about his bowling action.
Should Lawson's action raise enough questions with ICC officials for an official report to be made, it would be referred to the ICC's bowling action panel, which would then decide if he should be stood down from the game in order to undertake remedial work on his bowling.
Lawson's is the latest case in a revival of the throwing issue which, after laying dormant for decades, has plagued the game in recent years.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/10/1052280485487.html   (552 words)

  
 Lawson bumper needs to be fixed - smh.com.au
Lawson's action has been a topic of discussion in the Caribbean since his early appearances with his country's under-19 team.
Lawson has an athletic approach, plenty of foot speed and a strong pair of shoulders, attributes that enable him to send the ball down hard and fast.
Lawson needs to be withdrawn and corrected, otherwise he will never be given the credit he deserves or become the bowler his region needs.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/10/1052280485499.html   (683 words)

  
 Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
West Indies cricket officials decided to stay mum after fast bowler Jermaine Lawson was reported for a suspected bowling action at the end of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the SSC grounds on Saturday.
Lawson's action was called into question by the four umpires on duty at the Test namely, on field umpires Simon Taufel and Nadeem Ghauri, third umpire Peter Manuel and standby umpire Ranmore Martinez who submitted the report to International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Mike Procter.
The report on Lawson is the latest body blow to the West Indies team who are currently shorn off several of their stars because of a contract dispute between the players and the West Indies Cricket Board.
www.dailynews.lk /2005/07/18/spo01.htm   (531 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Cricket : Lawson trying to resurrect career
Lawson has been twice hauled up by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for illegal action, and has fought back from a stress fracture of the spine.
Lawson, accompanied by promising fellow Jamaican paceman Andrew Richardson, generated pace from a fluent rhythmic run-up at the nets.
Lawson, who has an impressive 51 wickets in 13 Tests, including a seven-wicket innings haul and a hat-trick against Australia at home in 2002-03, looked at the future with optimism.
www.hindu.com /2006/08/31/stories/2006083106382000.htm   (255 words)

  
 WI debutant Lawson topples Tendulkar, Dravid
Lawson, 20, ended with figures 2 for 37 off 14 overs as India closed on 190 for 5 in reply to the West Indies' paltry 167.
Lawson and his fellow bowlers made some amends for their side's poor batting and three dropped catches by triggering an Indian slide from 134 for 2 at the tea interval.
Lawson, generating sharp pace from an open action, also dashed Dravid's hopes of scoring his fifth consecutive Test hundred to equal West Indies Everton Weekes' feat late in the afternoon.
www.icricketer.com /news/19oct02/news4.shtml   (497 words)

  
 Lara, Logie welcome Lawson's return - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
The 22 year-old Lawson earned a recall to the West Indies team when he was selected in the 13-member squad for the opening Test of two against Bangladesh, starting today at the Beausejour Stadium.
Lawson captured 29 wickets at 24.31 runs apiece in seven Tests prior to his action coming under review by the International Cricket Council, when umpires David Shepherd and Srinivasa Venkataraghavan reported him during the fourth Test against Australia in Antigua last year.
Lawson was the chief wrecker with 11 wickets when West Indies visited Bangladesh two years ago for a series that they swept 2-0.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20040527T230000-0500_60459_OBS_LARA__LOGIE_WELCOME_LAWSON_S_RETURN.asp   (448 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
London: West Indies pacer Jermaine Lawson’s bowling action has been cleared after the ICC ruled that his action complies with the laws of the game.
The ICC also noted that Lawson’s action had improved since he was reported during a Test in Sri Lanka, although it added that there were still “areas of potential concern” which had been notified to the West Indies Cricket Board.
Lawson took eight wickets in the Test which led to him being reported, although that was not enough to prevent a second-string West Indies side slumping to a six-wicket defeat.
www.telegraphindia.com /1050924/asp/sports/story_5278907.asp   (238 words)

  
 Lawson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
An approachable and easy-going individual, Lawson, one of three children, was born on January 13 1982 in Spanish Town, in the eastern parish of St.Catherine.
But Lawson raised a few eyebrows in the 1999 event, not only for his pace and haul of 27 wickets, but for his bowling action which was queried by onlookers.
Lawson, who spends his spare time relaxing and hanging out with his friends, is presently a student at the GC Foster College, where he is pursuing a course in sports therapy.
www.caribvoice.org /Sports/Bailey/lawson.html   (422 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Lawson still in hot seat - Wednesday | August 20, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
JAMAICA AND West Indies fast bowling sensation Jermaine Lawson's bowling action is still under the microscope, therefore the young pacer is unable to resume his international career.
Service said: "at this point in time, the action was not cleared because it felt there was need for further improvement" to satisfy Law 24 of the sport.
Seepersaud noted that high-speed film (250 pictures per second) had been used in the bowling analysis and allowed the behaviour of Lawson's bowling arm to be viewed in slow motion and finite detail throughout delivery.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030820/sports/sports1.html   (467 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Jermaine Lawson
In the space of an extraordinary fortnight in May 2003, Jermaine Lawson ran the full gamut of emotions as an international cricketer.
After recovering from a bout of chickenpox, Lawson picked up a hat-trick in the dying stages of the third Test, before demolishing Australia's first innings in Antigua with a career-best 7 for 78, figures that set West Indies on their way to an historic victory.
Lawson's return to Test cricket was a little bumpy, however, with match figures of 2 for 126 against Bangladesh in June 2004.
www.icc-cricket.com /canada/content/player/52413.html   (520 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Teammates supporting Lawson ahead of second Test
KANDY, Sri Lanka: Jamaican right-arm-fast bowler Jermaine Lawson is all set to resume his bowling duties when the West Indies take on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test of their series beginning Thursday night (Caribbean time).
Lawson's short-pitched deliveries to Australian captain Steve Waugh was what brought the attention of Shepherd at square leg and he immediately jotted it down in his handbook as a delivery to be reviewed.
Lawson's performance was one of the few bright spots in the game for the tourists who are without ten of their first choice players due to a contract dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Players' Association.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/07/22/supporting.shtml   (657 words)

  
 Sports Jamaica :: Lawson to miss one-dayers :: Cricket
WEST INDIES fast bowler Jermaine Lawson is likely to miss the upcoming regional one-day tournament which starts on October 16.
Lawson, who was replaced by all-rounder Darren Sammy in West Indies' squad for the just concluded ICC Champions Trophy limited-overs cricket series in England, said he has been given six weeks to rest.
Lawson, who had to correct his bowling action during his one-year lay-off, said he was keen to return to the international arena.
www.sportsjamaica.com /read_article.php?id=1503   (264 words)

  
 Chucking row set to plague series - theage.com.au
The heated issue of chucking looks set to plague the impending one-day series between the West Indies and Australia after Jamaican paceman Jermaine Lawson was put on report for a suspect bowling action during the fourth Test.
Lawson will be allowed to continue playing, in accordance with ICC laws, during the six weeks, which encompasses the seven-match one-day series against Australia, starting in Jamaica on Saturday.
The Lawson case continues a revival of the chucking issue in recent years, in which several prominent bowlers - including Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, Australia's Brett Lee and Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar - have had their actions investigated and cleared.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/05/13/1052591791142.html   (516 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Cricket - Windies lose Lawson to bad back
The 21-year-old Lawson has been out of cricket for almost a month recovering from bulging discs in his lower back.
Lawson's back problems have also set back remedial work on his bowling action, which is under review by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after umpires David Shepherd and Srinivas Venkatraghavan reported him during the fourth Test against Australia last month.
During the series against Australia, Lawson claimed a hat-trick in the third test at Bridgetown and career-best figures of seven wickets for 78 runs at St John's.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s879769.htm   (407 words)

  
 The Hindu : Lawson stars in West Indies' win
West Indian mediumpacer Jermaine Lawson claimed a hat-trick in fading light at the Nondescripts Cricket Club ground.
Lawson's hat-trick came in the first over of his second spell which incidentally was the last over of the match.
Lawson replaced off-spinner Samuels in the attack and in his first three deliveries he had Friend clean bowled, Ewing caught at point and Masakadza caught behind.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/01/12/stories/07120283.htm   (816 words)

  
 ONLINE - International News Network
Lawson, 23, was pulled up for a dodgy bowling action for the second time in his career during the first Test in Colombo recently but the ICC felt his action fell within the prescribed limits.
Lawson had to undergo an ICC-mandated independent analysis of his action by Dr.Paul Hurrion, the London-based biomechanics expert.
Lawson, who has taken 50 wickets in 12 Tests, also had his action reported by the ICC in 2003 after the Test series against Australia.
www.onlinenews.com.pk /details.php?id=86372   (253 words)

  
 Lawson's action questioned
Lawson claimed 7-78 to help bundle out the world champs for 240 in their first innings at Antigua but match referee Mike Proctor has somewhat dampened the euphoria by requesting videotapes of the young speedster's action.
Further doubt was cast on Lawson's action by Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, who said it was especially questionable when he attempted a bouncer.
Lawson, who also claimed a hat-trick in the previous Test at Barbados, is now likely to go through the same investigative process as Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar has undergone.
www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_5760.html   (295 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Sport - Six wickets in 15 balls as Lawson punishes Bangladesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
WEST Indies paceman Jermaine Lawson took an extraordinary six wickets in just 15 deliveries, without conceding a run, as his team crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 310-runs in the first Test in Dhaka yesterday.
Right-armer Lawson had bowled four overs for three runs before the fireworks began with Bangladesh, dismissed for 139 in the first innings, on a respectable 80 for three.
Lawson’s previous claim to fame was dismissing Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid on his way to four wickets at 51.5 apiece in his first two tests against India.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1376452002   (432 words)

  
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Jamaican fast bowler Jermaine Lawson is expected to miss the upcoming regional Presidents' Cup competition following ankle surgery last weekend.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Akshai Mansingh who told TVJ Sports that Lawson had been bothered by a minor heel injury.
Lawson, who was reported for a suspect action for the second time in his short career on the tour of Sri Lanka, was recently cleared by the ICC.
www.televisionjamaica.com /news/story.php?category=3&story=20038   (132 words)

  
 CNN.com - Chappell turns up heat on Ganguly - Sep 23, 2005
West Indies fast bowler Jermaine Lawson was cleared of having an illegal bowling action Friday by the International Cricket Council.
Lawson was reported by match umpires on July 17, during the West Indies' first Test loss to visiting Sri Lanka.
Richardson said Lawson's bowling action was within the permitted 15 degrees of elbow straightening and had improved since he was reported.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/09/23/cricket.roundup   (622 words)

  
 Banglacricket.com
West Indies fast bowler Jermaine Lawson took six wickets for three runs as records tumbled at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Lawson began the carnage of wickets by removing Aminul Islam with the third ball of his fourth over.
Lawson then found the edge of Enamul Hoque in his next over and, fittingly, he wrapped up the Bangladesh innings with the wickets of Taposh Baishya and Talha Jubair.
banglacricket.com /Articles/1st-test3.html   (536 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Cricket - Lawson faces more work on bowling action   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
West Indian paceman Jermaine Lawson will undergo more work on his bowling action after being reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the fourth Test against Australia in May.
Lawson has captured 29 wickets at 24.31 runs apiece in seven Tests.
During the series against Australia, he distinguished himself with a hat-trick in the third Test at Bridgetown and career-best figures of seven wickets for 78 runs at the Antigua Recreation Ground in the fourth Test.
www.abc.net.au /cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s928407.htm   (334 words)

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