Maurice Bertie Lawson (28 February 1885 — 8 August 1961) was an English first-class cricketer.
Lawson was born in February 1885 at Christchurch, Hampshire. Lawson made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against SomersetatTaunton in the 1907 County Championship. He made four further appearances in 1907, before making a further appearance in the 1909 County Championship against Gloucestershire.[1] Lawson was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in April 1918 as a second lieutenant, serving in the final five months of the First World War.[2] Following the war, he made a further appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against KentatTunbridge Wells in the 1909 County Championship.[1] In seven first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 122 runs at an average of 12.20, with a highest score of 36.[3] With the ball, he took 5 wickets with best figures of 2 for 45.[4] He continued his military career after the war until September 1921, when he relinquished his commission whilst serving with the 43rd (Wessex) Divisional Engineers.[5] Outside of cricket, he was an architect by profession.[6] Lawson was married to Lillian Swaine, with the couple having two children: Howard and Neil. Howard also played first-class cricket for Hampshire.[6] Lawson designed his family home, Firlands, in the grounds of the Camberley Court Hotel in Surrey; at the beginning of the Second World War, Firlands was sold and Lawson moved into the hotel, which was run by his wife and daughter-in-law.[6] Lawson died in August 1961 at Alton, Hampshire.
