| When Lawrence Rowe made his debut for the West | | | | of his Test runs in the Caribbean. He scored five of |
| Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston in 1973, it appeared as | | | | his seven centuries in the West Indies. The two |
| though another star was born. In his first Test | | | | centuries he scored abroad were 107 against |
| innings, the Jamaican batsman scored 214 runs in an | | | | Australia and 100 against New Zealand. |
| authoritative innings, while his second innings produced | | | | Although Rowe averaged 43.55 runs from 30 Tests |
| an even, unbeaten 100. The top order batsman also | | | | matches, his average was bolstered by two |
| had the distinction of being one of a few West | | | | monstrous innings-the 214 on debut and 302 against |
| Indians to score a Test triple-century. | | | | England in 1974. Without those innings, Rowe's |
| Born in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 8, 1949, Rowe | | | | average would have been a mere 32.57. From 49 |
| made his debut for Jamaica in the 1968/69 season | | | | innings, the West Indian batsman accumulated 2047 |
| for Jamaica. His auspicious Test debut came against | | | | runs with seven centuries and seven half-centuries. In |
| New Zealand two seasons later. Considering the | | | | 15 completed innings of those 49, Rowe did not |
| nature of his debut match, it is surprising that Rowe | | | | score more than 10 runs, which could explain why he |
| only played 30 Tests for the West Indies-between | | | | was a fringe player for the West Indies. |
| 1972 and 1980. However, The Jamaican scored most | | | | |