Keith Lewis (English cricketer)

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]

Keith Lewis
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Keith Lewis
Born(1929-09-25)25 September 1929
East Finchley, Middlesex, England
Died10 October 2015(2015-10-10) (aged 86)
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952–1953Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 155
Batting average 15.50
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 53*
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
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
  1. "Keith Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "In Memoriam: the Lives of OTs" (PDF). The OT Review: 26. 2017.
  3. Wisden 1954, p. 286.
  4. "Surrey v Cambridge University 1953". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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