Lionel Tapscott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lionel Tapscott

South African cricketer and tennis player

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1894

Place of Birth: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1934

Profession: tennis player, cricketer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lionel Eric 'Doodles' Tapscott (18 March 1894 in Kimberley, South Africa – 7 July 1934 in Kenilworth, Cape Town) was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1923.Outside of cricket, Tapscott excelled at tennis and represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He made it all the way to the Round of 16 before losing a five set match to Bohemian Ladislav Žemla-Rázný.His brother, George, also played Test cricket for South Africa and his sister Billie was a tennis player who reached the quarterfinals at the French Championships and Wimbledon.