| Country: | Scotland |
| International: | true |
| Fullname: | William Kennedy Laidlaw |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break googly |
| Club1: | Minor Counties |
| Year1: | 1950 |
| Club2: | Durham |
| Year2: | 1948 - 1952 |
| Club3: | Scotland |
| Year3: | 1938 - 1953 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 17 |
| Runs1: | 132 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 25 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,558 |
| Wickets1: | 42 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.16 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/70 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/ - |
| Date: | 10 August |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25262.html Cricinfo |
William Kennedy Laidlaw (26 August 1912 - 4 June 1992) was a Scottish cricketer. Laidlaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian and was educated at Melville College.
Laidlaw made his first-class debut for Scotland against Yorkshire in 1938. His debut was an overwhelming success, with Laidlaw taking 7 wickets in the Yorkshire first-innings for the cost of 70 runs.[1] He played first-class cricket for Scotland either side of World War II, making a total of 15 appearances, with his final match coming against Ireland in 1953 in Belfast.[2] A bowler, Laidlaw took 40 wickets at an average of 26.62, with two five wicket hauls, although he never managed to better the figures he took against Yorkshire in 1938.[3] His other five wicket haul came against Ireland in 1949.[4]
His performances for Scotland caught the eye of Durham, then a minor county. He made his debut for Durham in the 1948 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland, with Laidlaw making a total of 26 appearances between 1948 and 1952.[5] In 1950, he played his final two first-class matches when representing the Minor Counties against the Marylebone Cricket Club and the touring West Indians.[2]
Outside of cricket, he worked as an accountant.[6] He died in the city of his birth on 4 June 1992.