Anthony Lewis (English cricketer)
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Anthony Charles Wilson Lewis (born 29 September 1932) is a former English cricketer. Lewis was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire and educated at Repton School.
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Full name | Anthony Charles Wilson Lewis | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1932-09-29) 29 September 1932 (age 91) Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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1952–1953 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
1950–1953 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2011 |
Lewis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1950 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. He made a further appearance for the county in 1953 against Durham.[1] While attending the University of Cambridge, Lewis made his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club against the Free Foresters in 1952. He made five further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Sussex in 1953.[2] In his six first-class matches, he scored a total of 83 runs at an average of 9.22, with a high score of 55.[3] This score came on debut against the Free Foresters,[4] and was the only time he passed double figures in any match.[5]