John Miles Lawrence (born 7 November 1940 at Rothwell, West Yorkshire; died 16 April 1989 at Toulston, Tadcaster, Yorkshire) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 18 matches between 1959 and 1961.
The son of former Somerset all-rounder Johnny Lawrence, and like him a right-handed middle-order batsman and a leg-spin bowler, Miles Lawrence made 33 in his debut innings as an 18-year-old for Somerset late in the 1959 season.
[1] In the next match, he performed even better: he took 45 minutes to score his first run but then made 35 and shared a 118-run sixth-wicket partnership with his captain, Maurice Tremlett, before finishing off a victory for Somerset with three of the last four Nottinghamshire wickets.
The following year, he was given an extended run on the Somerset side, playing in 10 of the first 12 first-class matches.
[3] He left Somerset at the end of the season, and did not play first-class cricket again.