Bruce Laird
Bruce Malcolm Laird (born 21 November 1950, Mount Lawley, Western Australia) is a former Western Australian and Australian cricketer. He was an opening batsmen who played in 21 Tests and 23 ODIs. He also starred in World Series Cricket.
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