| Charles Lewis | |
| Birth Name: | Charles Prytherch Lewis |
| Birth Date: | 1853 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Llangadog, Wales |
| Death Place: | Llandovery, Wales |
| Ru Position: | Fullback |
| Ru Amateurclubs: | Llandovery College London Welsh RFC Rosslyn Park F.C. Llandeilo |
| Ru Nationalteam: | Wales |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1882–1884 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 5 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
| School: | Llandovery College Cathedral School, Gloucester |
| University: | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Country: | England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Club1: | Carmarthenshire |
| Year1: | 1908–1911 |
| Club2: | Oxford University |
| Year2: | 1876 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 76 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.85 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,133 |
| Wickets1: | 17 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.47 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 7 August |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16565.html Cricinfo |
Charles Prytherch Lewis (20 August 1853 – 27 May 1923) was a Welsh international rugby union player, who won five caps between 1882 and 1884.
Lewis was born in Llangadog, Carmarthenshire.[1] He was educated at Llandovery College and Jesus College, Oxford, where he obtained an M.A. degree. Whilst he did not win a "Blue" for rugby, he was a triple "Blue" – he played cricket against Cambridge, won the hurdles race and threw the hammer.[2] [3] In all, he played five matches for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1876, scoring 76 runs and taking 17 wickets, his best bowling figures being 7 wickets for 35 runs.[4]
He was a fullback and represented the Wales national rugby union team on five occasions (four times during the Home Nations Championship and one friendly). His debut for Wales was in a friendly on 28 January 1882 against Ireland, when he converted two tries.[1] This was only the second match that Wales had played.[5] In the following season, he played against England and Scotland, scoring a further conversion against Scotland. In the next year, he again played against England and Scotland, and converted a try against England.[1] He was captain of Wales in his first three matches.[2]
Lewis was the representative of Llandovery at the inaugural meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union in Neath on 12 March 1881. He was at that time a schoolmaster in Llandovery. Llandovery RFC is recognised as one of the founder-members of the WRU[6] on account of his representation of the town at the meeting. He became the first president of Llandovery RFC in 1885. He worked as a solicitor in Llandovery.[5] He was a member of the MCC and was once picked to play for England against Australia but failed to make the journey. He was a member of the town council in Llandovery (1889–1920), becoming an alderman in 1899 and twice serving as mayor (1894–95, 1904–05). He was appointed as a magistrate for Carmarthenshire in 1898. He died on 27 May 1923.[3]