Esmond Lewis

Esmond Burman Lewis (5 January 1918 – 19 October 1983) was an English wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1949 to 1958.

Esmond Lewis
Personal information
Full nameEsmond Burman Lewis
Born(1918-01-05)5 January 1918
Shirley, Warwickshire, England
Died19 October 1983(1983-10-19) (aged 65)
Dorridge, West Midlands, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949 – 1958Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 47
Runs scored 553
Batting average 12.56
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 51
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 93/26
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 June 2014

He began playing for the Warwickshire Second XI in 1936[1] but had to wait 13 years for his first-class debut. When he finally played, against Oxford University in 1949, he took eight catches and a stumping, setting a Warwickshire record.[2] However, he had to remain the county's reserve wicket-keeper, because the regular wicket-keeper, Dick Spooner, was a better batsman.

Lewis played as an amateur, and was selected three times to keep wicket for the Gentlemen against the Players.

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