Lawrence George Rowe was a magnificent timer

Please check my blog  piece, "Yagga Rowe as National Conversation in 2022 is Distraction."   I first became aware of Lawrence Rowe during the West Indies schoolboys cricket championship, in 1966 or 1967.  At some point either 1968 or 1969 I listened to Robert Adonis talking under the tamarind tree at Nabaclis, about Lawrence Rowe, Samuel Morgan, Basil Williams and Lyndel Wright. I recall Pacer said Rowe was the best batsman he bowled to – at that period. Robert Adonis, Colin Croft and Ajodha Persaud attended cricket academy in England,

Lawrence George Rowe was a magnificent timer at the crease.  Rowe was armed with a wide array of classical strokes. I am confident Frank Worrell is the primary influence on “Yagga” Rowe. It was said  Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes tried desperately to beat the leather off the ball. Worrell was the touch batsman supreme. Worrell delighted in giving fielders the illusion of stopping the ball from crossing the boundary. Worrell  advocated tired legs cannot bat. Basil Butcher had an outrageous square drive. Rohan Kanhai and Alvin Kallicharran were top class touch batsmen. 

I recall “Yagga” Rowe played an extremely late cut in the March 1974, test match at Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana, Alan Knott was appealing, The ball crossed the boundary.  
Roy Fredericks and Rowe had a first wicket stand of 126.  Rowe’s domination of the partnership was most remarkable. Roy Fredericks scored 32 runs off 92 balls at scoring rate 34.78

Greg Chappell’s presentation Fierce Focus made glowing observations on West Indies cricketers. 1973 -1980.