Patrick Douglas Lashley, known as Peter Lashley (born 11 February 1937 in

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) is a former

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er. He played four

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for the

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in the 1960s. A middle-order batsman who became an opener later in his career, Lashley played domestic cricket for

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from 1958 to 1975. His top score was 204 against

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in 1966-67. Lashley toured Australia in 1960-61 and England in 1966 with the West Indian team, but was not able to establish himself in the Test side.

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stated that Lashley was the worst bowler ever to dismiss him in Test cricket – Boycott was his only Test victim, in the Fourth Test at

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in 1966.

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* 1937 births Living people Barbadian cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Barbados cricketers International Cavaliers cricketers Cricketers from Christ Church, Barbados {{Barbados-cricket-bio-stub