Desmond Lewis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Desmond Lewis

Jamaican cricketer

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Jamaica

Date of Death: 25-Mar-2018

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Desmond Lewis

  • Desmond Michael Lewis (21 February 1946 – 25 March 2018) was a 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".
  • In 1970-71 he scored 652 runs at 65.20 with seven fifties.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. He and his wife moved to the United States in 1979.
  • They had three sons.
  • Lewis died in Atlanta on 25 March 2018, due to lung cancer.

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