Euros Lewis
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| Full name | Euros John Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 January 1942 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 2014 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967–1969 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1966 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euros John Lewis (31 January 1942 – 23 June 2014) was a Welsh cricketer. Lewis was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
Glamorgan
Lewis made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Somerset at Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare, in the 1961 County Championship.[1] Early in his career, Lewis played as a hard-hitting opening batsman, before concentrating on his off break bowling, and dropping down the batting order.[2] In his first season, Lewis appeared seven times in first-class cricket for Glamorgan, scoring 450 runs at an average of 34.61, with three half centuries and a high score of 73 not out.[3] By his second season, he had established himself as a semi-regular in the Glamorgan side, playing twelve first-class matches in 1962, though he struggled with the bat in this season, opening the batting early in the season and later in the middle order, scoring 256 runs at a low average of 11.63, with a single half century. This dip in his batting performance also coincided with an increase in his bowling workload, with 15 wickets in 1962, at a bowling average of 30.80.[4] He took his maiden five wicket haul in this season, taking 5/97 against Cambridge University.[5]
In 1963 List A cricket was introduced to English domestic cricket, with Lewis playing in Glamorgan's first match in that format against Worcestershire in the Gillette Cup at The Gnoll, Neath.[6] Despite Glamorgan losing this match, Lewis became the first Glamorgan player to score a one-day half century, making 78.[7]
Sussex
He left Glamorgan in 1966 and played for Sussex until he retired from first-class cricket at the end of the 1969 season.
Later life
He continued to play club cricket for Dafen Welfare for some years thereafter. He died after a short illness on 23 June 2014.[8]
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Euros Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ Hignell, Andrew. "Profile of Euros Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Euros Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Euros Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cambridge University v Glamorgan, 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by Euros Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "Glamorgan v Worcestershire, 1963 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ Glamorgan pay tribute to former all-rounder Euros Lewis