Laurie Fishlock, who played for England in four test matches either side of the war, lined up against Exeter City for Crystal Palace, Aldershot and Gillingham.  Alongside the more illustrious Les Ames (Clapton Orient), Wally Hammond (Bristol Rovers) and Patsy Hendren (Brentford) he was one of several 1930s test cricketers to feature on the football field of play against the Grecians.

Coming up against Exeter City in October 1929 in the colours of Crystal Palace, the 22-year-old outside-left had previously played for Dulwich Hamlet and the England amateur team although he had yet feature in first-class cricket. This was rectified when he made his Surrey debut in 1930 although it was to several seasons before he became a regular member of the 1st XI. 

Moving on to Aldershot, freshly elected to the Football League, he once more opposed Exeter City in April 1933 and, by June 1936, his cricket prowess had sufficiently developed for him to be selected to play for England against India. Suffering injury, he was unable to retain his place in the international team and had made no further test appearances when his footballing journey saw him playing for Gillingham against Exeter City in January 1938 when he scored for the Kent club in a 2-1 win.

Thirty-two at the outbreak of war, Laurie Fishlock's profesional football career was effectively over although he resumed cricket with Surrey in 1946 and played further tests against India and Australia to bring his tally of international appearances to four. He died in Surrey in 1986 at the age of seventy-nine.