David Lewis

Zimbabwe

Full Name

David John Lewis

Born

July 27, 1927, Bulawayo

Died

January 19, 2013, Johannesburg, Transvaal, (aged 85y 176d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Education

Cape Town University; Oxford University

David Lewis had already made his first-class debut for Rhodesia - albeit as a full substitute - by the time he arrived at Oxford University as a 21-year-old in 1949. A middle-order batsman, he only broke into the side regularly in his final year - 1951 - when he won a Blue. While at university he also played for Oxfordshire and represented the university at rugby. He returned to Rhodesia and was for the next 13 years an ever-present in the side, captaining them for almost a decade. In 73 matches for his country he scored 3254 runs at 30.69 including eight hundreds. After retiring he remained in the game as an administrator, becoming a president of the Rhodesian board.
Steven Price