Leslie Keith Lewis (25 September 1929 – 10 October 2015) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University in 1952 and 1953.[1]
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| Full name | Leslie Keith Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1929 East Finchley, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 October 2015 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952–1953 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keith Lewis attended Taunton School, where he was School Captain and played for the First XI, setting a record for the highest score for the school, 186 against Downside School, in 1948.[2] After two years of National Service in the Army he went up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, to study Law and Economics.[3] He gained his cricket and hockey blues, captaining the university hockey team.[2] A middle-order batsman, his highest score was 53 not out against Surrey in 1953.[4] He also played hockey for Middlesex.[1]
After finishing his studies he was employed by the meat suppliers Borthwick and Sons for 23 years, including periods in Australia and New Zealand.[2] He married Elizabeth Winyard in 1955, and they had two sons and a daughter. They were married for more than 60 years.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Keith Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "In Memoriam: the Lives of OTs" (PDF). The OT Review: 26. 2017.
- ^ Wisden 1954, p. 286.
- ^ "Surrey v Cambridge University 1953". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2020.