Roy Lewis (cricketer)

Roy Lewis
Personal information
Full name
Roy Markham Lewis
Born(1948-06-29)29 June 1948
Bromley, Kent, England
Died5 May 2022(2022-05-05) (aged 73)
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968–1973Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 38 14
Runs scored 1746 149
Batting average 29.59 13.54
100s/50s 0/13 0/1
Top score 87 50
Balls bowled 24 24
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 26/0 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2023

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Roy Lewis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Roy Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Roy Markham Lewis". C. P. J. Field. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kent v Surrey 1969". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Roy Lewis (1948–2022)". Surrey CCC. June 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ^ "News: Of Spencer past and present". Spencer CC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.