Tony Lewis

Tony Lewis

CBE
Personal information
Full name
Anthony Robert Lewis
Born (1938-07-06) 6 July 1938
Swansea, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 9 409
Runs scored 457 20495
Batting average 32.64 32.42
100s/50s 1/3 30/86
Top score 125 223
Balls bowled 521
Wickets 6
Bowling average 72.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 193/–
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Anthony Robert Lewis CBE (born 6 July 1938) is a Welsh former cricketer, who captained England, became a journalist, went on to become the face of BBC Television cricket coverage between 1986 and 1998, and became president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).