GLOUCESTER, England (AP) — David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England, has died. He was 61. Lawrence’s family made the announcement on Sunday with a statement through Gloucestershire, where Lawrence was the club president. He announced a year ago he had motor neurone disease.

While England were battling against India at Headingley under a sunny sky, the news of the death of their former fast bowler David Lawrence, at the age of 61, filtered through. England wore black armbands on day one of this opening Test to commemorate the Ahmedabad plane crash,