Lionel Tapscott Explained

Lionel Tapscott
Fullname:Lionel Eric Tapscott
Nickname:Doodles
Birth Date:18 March 1894
Birth Place:Kimberley, Cape Colony
Death Place:Kenilworth, Cape Town
Family:George Tapscott (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm
Role:Batsman
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:2
Runs1:58
Bat Avg1:29.00
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:50*
Deliveries1:12
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:39
Runs2:1,759
Bat Avg2:26.25
100S/50S2:2/10
Top Score2:102
Deliveries2:1,502
Wickets2:34
Bowl Avg2:23.91
Fivefor2:1
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:6/35
Catches/Stumpings2:19/–
International:true
Country:South Africa
Testdebutagainst:England
Testcap:108
Testdebutdate:9 February
Testdebutyear:1923
Lasttestdate:16 February
Lasttestagainst:England
Lasttestyear:1923
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/429/429.html CricketArchive
Date:8 October
Year:2019

Lionel Eric "Doodles" Tapscott (1894–1934) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1923.[1]

He was born on 18 March 1894 at Kimberley, Cape Colony.

Outside of cricket, Tapscott excelled at tennis and represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He made it all the way to the Round of 16 before losing a five set match to Bohemian Ladislav Žemla-Rázný.[3]

His brother, George, also played Test cricket for South Africa and his sister Billie was a tennis player who reached the quarterfinals at the French Championships and Wimbledon.

He died on 7 July 1934 at Kenilworth, Cape Town.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lionel Tapscott . www.cricketarchive.com . 2012-01-15.
  2. Web site: Lionel Tapscott . Olympedia . 8 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Lionel Tapscott Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103218/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/eric-tapscott-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2013-05-14 . sports-reference.com.