Arthur Lewis (English cricketer)

Arthur Lewis

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Hamilton Lewis
Born	16 September 1901 Maseru, Basutoland
Died	23 August 1980 (aged 78) Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1931–1937	Berkshire
1929	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 20 Batting average 20.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 20 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 January 2010

Arthur Hamilton Lewis (16 September 1901 – 23 August 1980) was an English cricketer who represented Hampshire in one first-class match during the 1929 season, against Surrey.

Lewis was born in Maseru in what is now Lesotho (previously part of the British colony of Basutoland). He is one of only a handful of first-class cricketers to be born in that country.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

In 1931, Lewis joined Berkshire, where he represented them in the Minor Counties Championship. Lewis made his debut for the club against Cornwall and would go on to represent the county in 35 Minor Counties matches. His final Minor Counties match came in the 1937 season against Oxfordshire. After the 1937 season Lewis retired from representative cricket.

Lewis died in Heavitree, Devon on 23 August 1980.

Notes

1. Others include Alan Barr, George Boyes, Harry Boyes, Reginald Lagden, Ronald Lagden, and Dennis Piers.

External links

• Arthur Lewis at Cricinfo
• Arthur Lewis at CricketArchive