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| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16282.html Cricinfo
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'''Kenneth Humphrey Lewis''' (born 10 November 1928) is a former Welsh cricketer who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] from 1950 to 1956.<ref name=CA/>
'''Kenneth Humphrey Lewis''' (born 10 November 1928) is a former Welsh cricketer who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] from 1950 to 1956.<ref name=CA/>


Ken Lewis was a fast bowler from [[Montgomeryshire]] whose career was hampered by injury.<ref name=MOWC>{{cite web |title=Ken Lewis |url=https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/ken-lewis/ |website=Museum of Welsh Cricket |date=June 2020 |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref> While serving in the [[Royal Artillery]] during his [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|national service]] in the late 1940s he took wickets regularly for services teams, and was signed by Glamorgan in 1950.<ref name=MOWC/> He appeared in 36 first-class matches over seven seasons before a serious leg injury ended his career in 1956.<ref name=MOWC/> He scored 312 [[run (cricket)|runs]] with a highest score of 34 and took 55 [[wicket]]s with a best performance of 4 for 25 in Glamorgan's innings victory over [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] in 1953.<ref name=CA>{{cite web |title=Ken Lewis |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4508/4508.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Glamorgan v Kent 1953 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1953/ENG_LOCAL/CC/GLAM_KENT_CC_13-14MAY1953.html |website=Cricinfo |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref>
Lewis was a fast bowler from [[Newtown, Powys|Newtown]] in [[Montgomeryshire]] whose career was hampered by injury.<ref name=MOWC>{{cite web |title=Ken Lewis |url=https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/ken-lewis/ |website=Museum of Welsh Cricket |date=June 2020 |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref> He was one of a family of five sons and five daughters; his father was a [[Mail carrier|postman]].<ref name=podcast>{{cite web |title=Ken Lewis – Glamorgan's Oldest Living Player [interview] |url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213/episodes/9021048 |website=Museum of Welsh Cricket |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>


While serving in the [[Royal Artillery]] during his [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|national service]] in the late 1940s, Lewis took wickets regularly for services teams, and was signed by Glamorgan in 1950.<ref name=MOWC/> He appeared in 36 first-class matches over seven seasons before a serious leg injury ended his career in 1956.<ref name=MOWC/> He scored 312 [[run (cricket)|runs]] with a highest score of 34 and took 55 [[wicket]]s with a best performance of 4 for 25 in Glamorgan's innings victory over [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] in 1953.<ref name=CA>{{cite web |title=Ken Lewis |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4508/4508.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Glamorgan v Kent 1953 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1953/ENG_LOCAL/CC/GLAM_KENT_CC_13-14MAY1953.html |website=Cricinfo |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref>
After his playing career ended, Lewis returned to Montgomeryshire.<ref name=MOWC/>

After his playing career ended, Lewis returned to Newtown, where he served as president of the town's cricket club.<ref name=MOWC/> As of 2021, he is Glamorgan's oldest living first-class player.<ref name=podcast/>


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Latest revision as of 05:51, 14 September 2024

Ken Lewis
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Humphrey Lewis
Born (1928-11-10) 10 November 1928 (age 95)
Penygladdfa, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–1956Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 36
Runs scored 312
Batting average 9.17
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 34
Balls bowled 4170
Wickets 55
Bowling average 37.16
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/25
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 October 2020

Kenneth Humphrey Lewis (born 10 November 1928) is a former Welsh cricketer who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan from 1950 to 1956.[1]

Lewis was a fast bowler from Newtown in Montgomeryshire whose career was hampered by injury.[2] He was one of a family of five sons and five daughters; his father was a postman.[3]

While serving in the Royal Artillery during his national service in the late 1940s, Lewis took wickets regularly for services teams, and was signed by Glamorgan in 1950.[2] He appeared in 36 first-class matches over seven seasons before a serious leg injury ended his career in 1956.[2] He scored 312 runs with a highest score of 34 and took 55 wickets with a best performance of 4 for 25 in Glamorgan's innings victory over Kent in 1953.[1][4]

After his playing career ended, Lewis returned to Newtown, where he served as president of the town's cricket club.[2] As of 2021, he is Glamorgan's oldest living first-class player.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ken Lewis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ken Lewis". Museum of Welsh Cricket. June 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ken Lewis – Glamorgan's Oldest Living Player [interview]". Museum of Welsh Cricket. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Glamorgan v Kent 1953". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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