Jermaine Jay Charles Lawson (born 13 January 1982) is a former professional

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er. A

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from

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, he played at

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and One Day International (ODI) level for the

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during the early 2000s, becoming the fourth West Indian to take a Test hat-trick. Lawson later moved to the United States, and made his debut for the American national cricket team at the World Cricket League Division Three tournament in October 2014.

Career

Born in

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Lawson attended the St Catherine Cricket Club as a youngster. He eventually became a fast bowler capable of bowling over 95 mph. At the age of 20 he made his debut for the

in an away test match against

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, picking up the wickets of both Rahul Dravid and

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. He went on to claim figures of 6 for 3 against

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in only his third test match. Lawson later earned a

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, claiming the wickets of

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, Stuart MacGill and

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, in an eventual haul of 7/78 during the final Test of Australia's 2003/04 tour of the Caribbean. He was though soon reported, on 11 May 2003, for a suspect bowling action by the

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. After undergoing a period of extensive remedial work, he returned to

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in mid-2004, but stress fractures came to the fore along with another report of his action in July 2005. However, he was eventually cleared by the

on that second report of a suspect bowling action. On 29 February 2008 Lawson joined English side Leicestershire as a Kolpak player for the upcoming county cricket season. During 2014 Lawson migrated to the

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and qualified to play for the

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's cricket team four years later.

Personal life

Lawson is the father of three sons. He currently lives in

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References

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