Roy Lewis (cricketer)
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Roy Markham Lewis (29 June 1948 – 5 May 2022) was an English cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman, he played 38 first-class and 14 List A matches for Surrey between 1968 and 1973.[1][2][3]
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Full name | Roy Markham Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1948-06-29)29 June 1948 Bromley, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 May 2022(2022-05-05) (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1968–1973 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2023 |
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Lewis's highest first-class score was 87 against Kent in 1969.[4] He often played for Surrey's first team when other players were playing for England. He was a stalwart for Spencer Cricket Club in Surrey from 1968 to 1990.[5] He was the first player in the Surrey Championship to score 10,000 runs.[6]