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Full name Desmond Michael Lewis
Born February 21, 1946, Kingston, Jamaica
Current age 62 years 155 days
Major teams West Indies,Jamaica
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
5
2
259
88
86.33
0
3
0
8
0
First-class
36
56
5
1623
96
31.82
0
12
67
11
List A
2
2
0
81
53
40.50
0
1
4
1
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
36
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
List A
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v India at Georgetown, Mar 19-24, 1971 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Apr 13-19, 1971 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1970 - 1975/76
List A span
1972/73 - 1975/76
Profile
A tidy if unspectacular wicketkeeper and sound opening batsman, Desmond Lewis made his Test debut within eight months of his first-class bow for Jamaica, largely thanks to 96 and 67* against the touring Indians. He scored 81 not out in his first game - the third Test at Georgetown - and opening with Roy Fredericks at Bridgetown in the fourth Test made 88. In the final Test at Port-of-Spain he chipped in with 72. But despite averaging 86.33 in the three matches he was discarded in favour of Michael Findlay for the 1971-72 tour of New Zealand - Findlay himself was soon replaced by the returning Deryck Murray. He continued to score consistently for Jamaica until 1975-75. Martin Williamson
