Desmond Lewis
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Desmond Michael Lewis (born February 21, 1946, Kingston, Jamaica) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests in 1971.
Lewis began his first-class career on the brief Jamaican tour of England in 1970. A few months later he scored 96 and 67 not out for Jamaica in the first match of India's tour of the West Indies in 1970-71. He replaced Mike Findlay as the West Indies' wicket-keeper after the Second Test. On his Test debut, batting at number seven, Lewis scored 81 not out, putting on 84 for the ninth wicket with Lance Gibbs. He opened the batting in the last two Tests, scoring 88 (putting on 166 for the second wicket with Rohan Kanhai), 14, 72, and then 4 not out, going in at number nine. Wisden referred to him as "an obdurate customer".[1] In 1970-71 he scored 652 runs at 65.20 with seven fifties.[2]
Findlay returned to the Test team when New Zealand toured in 1971-72, and Lewis played no more Tests. He continued to play for Jamaica until 1975-76.
References
- ↑ Wisden 1972, p. 923.
- ↑ Desmond Lewis batting season by season