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Geoffrey Francis Lawson (Born: December 7, 1957 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales; aka: Henry) is a fomer Australian Cricket and is former coach for the Pakistan Cricket Team. He played for the Australia, Lancashire and New South Wales cricket teams.
Geoff made his test debue playing in vs New Zealand at Brisbane, November 28-30, 1980. His last test match is vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane, December 8-12, 1989.
PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt said Geoff has 'not shown any notable performances'. In October 08, announcement came out that Lawson is sacked from being the team coach since it is a financial burden for the board. The board said it will given three months pay as compensation. The decision came out despite the fact that Geoff still has some time before his two year contract ends. Lawson refused to leave to leave Pakistan until dues by the PCB are cleared and that he is contract with the Australian High Commission.
Lawson holds no fears for life ahead of India departure
Former Australian Test cricketer Geoff Lawson will fly to India tomorrow to start a coaching stint despite security threats to the Indian Premier League. ANI
Kasprowicz emerging as frontrunner for England bowling coach role
Former Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz has reportedly put his hand up to be Englands next bowling coach, and is emerging as a frontrunner for the job. ANI
Oz fitness trainer Dwyer temporarily rejoins Pak cricket team
Australian fitness trainer David Dwyer will temporarily rejoin the Pakistani cricket team before the World Twenty20 Championship in the Caribbean later this year, after he quit his post as Pakistan national team trainer. ANI
Lawson willing to return but wants apology from PCB chief Butt
Former Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson has said he is willing to return to the team, but only if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) apologises for disgracefully sacking him. ANI
Greg Chappell likely to replace Alam as Pak coach
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in search of a new coach for the national squad following the humiliating drubbing Down Under, and speculations are rife that former Australian batsman and India coach Greg Chappell is likely to replace Intikhab Alam. ANI
Jason Gillespie interested in England bowling coach role
Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie, who is completing his Level III coaching certificate, has reportedly put his hand up to be Englands next bowling coach. ANI
Jason Gillespie interested in England bowling coach role
Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie, who is completing his Level III coaching certificate, has reportedly put his hand up to be Englands next bowling coach.Gillespie and fellow quickie Michael Kasprowicz are linked with the position after the resignation of former West Indian all-rounder Ottis Gibson. ANI
Pak cricket teams fitness trainer David Dwyer resigns
Pakistan cricket teams fitness trainer David Dwyer has resigned from his post citing personal reasons. ANI
Ex-Pak coach Lawson wanted Rixon help to correct Akmals flaws
At one point of time, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson became so concerned about Kamran Akmals technical flaws that he asked Australian wicketkeeping specialist Steve Rixon for advice. ANI
Ex-Oz greats crucify Ponting for batting first on green SCG pitch
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has invited severe criticism for opting to bat on a green Sydney Cricket Ground pitch on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan. ANI
Pak bowlers to trouble Aussie batsmen in Test series : Lawson
: Former Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson has backed the Pakistani bowling line up for the forthcoming three match Test series against the Aussies. ANI
Ex-Oz pacer Clark blames 20-20 for his back injury
Out-of-favour Australian seamer Stuart Clark has admitted that the shorter form of the game may have caused his latest back injury. ANI
Dejected Clark reckons his Test return is unlikely
Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark reckons that it is very unlikely for him to be selected to play Test cricket for the team again. ANI
Greg Chappells recipe to protect fragile fast bowlers: regular rest and rotation
Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell wants the national team and Cricket Australia to consider a rotation system to reduce the pressure on fast bowlers. ANI
Lawson blasts Australian selectors over Clarks omission
Former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson has blasted national selectors over the omission of fast bowler Stuart Clark for the third Test against West Indies at Perth. ANI
Pak hypnotist vows to change KKRs fortunes, writes letter to SRK
After having helped the Pakistan cricket team win the ICC World T20 Championship, famous psychotherapist and hypnotist Maqbool Max Babri has expressed his interest in holding training sessions for the troubled Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to change its fortunes. ANI
Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management
Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its unprofessional way of handling cricket issues in the country, former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has said PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management. ANI
Lee not upto Test standard, says Lawson
In a brutal assessment of fast bowler Brett Lees form,ex-Australian cricketer and former coach of the Pakistan cricket team, Geoff Lawson has said that the 32-year-old quick wasnt up to Test standard and would have been dumped from the Australian team if injury hadnt forced him out of the game at the end of last year. ANI
Lawson expects Pakistan to qualify for T20 semifinals
Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson expects Pakistan to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 semifinals, after a morale-boosting victory over the Netherlands in a must-win Group C match. ANI
Food, not money may be key to winning cricketers compliance on the field: Wisden
It seems, that the way to win a cricketers compliance on the filed of play is not through his wallet, but through his stomach. ANI
Lawson concedes Pakistan unsafe after attack on Lankan cricketers
Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson, who had criticized cricket teams for canceling their Pakistan tours due to security fears, now concedes everything has changed after the terror attack on Lankan cricketers in Lahore. ANI
`I hit the floor of the van, recalls Oz umpire for Pak-Sri Lanka Test
Australian cricket umpire Steve Davis said that he immediately hit the floor of the van he was traveling in when the terrorists attacked the convoy carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team to Lahores Gaddafi Stadium. ANI
Warne declares Pakistan a no-go zone, others not shocked at what happened
Champion former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has declared Pakistan a no-go zone, saying that the safety of players and officials should be of paramount importance. ANI
Marsh too not interested in becoming England cricket coach
Former Australian coach Geoff Marsh has said that he was not interested in the job of England cricket coach, because he would not want to coach another team against his own country ANI
Lawson rates final Oz-Kiwi ODI as vital for Proteas tour preparations
Former Test fast bowler and Pakistan cricket team coach Geoff Lawson has warned Australia that winning the final Chappell-Hadlee clash is vital to their preparations for the tour of South Africa. ANI
Pak Senate Committee to probe injustice to cricket great Miandad
The Pakistan Senates Standing Committee for Sports has asked former PCB director-general Javed Miandad to appear before it on February 9. ANI
Miandad resigned over pay dispute, says PCB
Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Saturday that former director-general and captain Javed Miandad resigned over a pay dispute. ANI
Pak cricket in as much mess as the country: Imran Khan
Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan today urged President Asif Ali Zardari to reform the national game of cricket, which he said was in as much of a mess as the country. ANI
Now, traditional Pak coach-selector differences bug hits Intikhab, Qadir
Even before their first big assignment against Sri Lanka, differences between Pakistan coach, Intikhab Alam and national selector, Abdul Qadir, have started appearing. ANI
Shoaib remains a big asset for Pak cricket: Qadir
Temperamental Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who is looking for a successful Test return, has received a shot in the arm in the form new chief selector Abdul Qadir. ANI
Lawson says sacking influenced by politics, change in PCB set up
Geoff Lawson believes his sacking as the Pakistan cricket coach had nothing to do with his performance but was influenced by political changes in the country and the change in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) set-up. ANI
Afridi says captaining Pakistan is his dream
With the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) set to review Shoaib Maliks performance as the national team captain at the end of this year, flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has expressed his desire to lead the side if given a chance. ANI
Lawson says experience can make Malik a good Pak captain
Sacked Pakistani cricket coach Geoff Lawson has said that if (Pakistan) captain Shoaib Malik gets some experience, he could turn out to be a good captain for his national team. ANI
Removal of useless coach Lawson draws flak from within Pak cricket
The unceremonious removal of erstwhile Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson, of Australia, has drawn flak from within the countrys cricketing world, even as former cricketers have said that the decision had invited international ire towards Pakistan and that, henceforth, no foreign coach would show interest in accepting coaching assignment here. ANI
Lawson amazed Oz bowlers did not try to intimidate Indian batsmen
Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson is amazed at the lack of aggression displayed by the Australian pace attack, and said Brett Lee did not have the height to trouble Indian batsmen on their own pitches. ANI
Imran, Miandad defend coach Lawson
A couple of days after new PCB chief Ijaz Butt had described the national team coach Geoff Lawson as useless, former Pakistan cricketers Imran Khan and Javed Miandad have defended him, saying the Australian was not the only one responsible for the teams poor performances. ANI
PCB likely to sack Lawson by April 2009
Pakistan cricket team coach and former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson is set to dismissed by the Pakistan Cricket Board by April 2009. ANI
PCB chief says hell let useless Lawson complete his two-year term
Newly appointed PCB chief Ijaz Butt has reportedly said that national team coach Geoff Lawson was useless, but he would be allowed to complete his full two-year term because the Board will suffer a huge financial loss if it terminated his services now. ANI
Pak cricket coach Lawson says hell complete his two-year term
Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson has rejected news reports claiming that he was planning to quit his post. ANI
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