Esmond Lewis Explained

Esmond Lewis
Country:England
Fullname:Esmond Burman Lewis
Birth Date:5 January 1918
Birth Place:Shirley, Warwickshire, England
Death Place:Dorridge, West Midlands, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Warwickshire
Year1:1949 – 1958
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:47
Runs1:553
Bat Avg1:12.56
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:51
Deliveries1:0
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:93/26
Date:20 June
Year:2014
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16566.html ESPNcricinfo

Esmond Burman Lewis (5 January 1918 – 19 October 1983) was an English wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1949 to 1958.

He began playing for the Warwickshire Second XI in 1936[1] but had to wait 13 years for his first-class debut. When he finally played, against Oxford University in 1949, he took eight catches and a stumping, setting a Warwickshire record.[2] However, he had to remain the county's reserve wicket-keeper, because the regular wicket-keeper, Dick Spooner, was a better batsman.

Lewis played as an amateur, and was selected three times to keep wicket for the Gentlemen against the Players.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30984/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Esmond Lewis
  2. Wisden 1984, p. 1203.