Talbot Lewis

Talbot Lewis
Personal information
Full name
Albert Edward Lewis
Born(1877-01-20)20 January 1877
Bedminster, Somerset, England
Died22 February 1956(1956-02-22) (aged 79)
Southmead, Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899–1914Somerset
FC debut11 May 1899 Somerset v Yorkshire
Last FC13 August 1914 Somerset v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 210
Runs scored 7,745
Batting average 21.45
100s/50s 9/32
Top score 201*
Balls bowled 25,615
Wickets 522
Bowling average 23.19
5 wickets in innings 39
10 wickets in match 5
Best bowling 8/103
Catches/stumpings 107/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2009
Talbot Lewis
Personal information
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1897 Bedminster
1897–1898 Bristol City
1898–1899 Everton 0 (0)
1899–1901 Bristol City
1901–1902 Walsall
1902–1904 Sheffield United 15 (0)
1904–1905 Sunderland 4 (0)
1905–1906 Luton Town
1906–1907 Leicester Fosse 38 (0)
1907–1908 Bristol City 21 (0)
Total 78 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward Lewis (20 January 1877 – 22 February 1956), known as Talbot Lewis, was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset between 1899 and 1912.[1] He reappeared for Somerset in one match after the start of the First World War in August 1914, although he played under an assumed name, A. Key.[2]

An allrounder, Lewis was a middle to lower order batsman and right-arm fast-medium pace bowler. He scored 9 first-class hundreds, his highest was an unbeaten 201 against Kent in 1909 after he'd made a duck in his first innings. Somerset followed on and Lewis's innings earned them a draw. With the ball he took over 500 wickets for Somerset and took his best innings bowling figures of 8 for 103 against Warwickshire in 1908, finishing the match with 14 wickets.

Football career

Lewis also played professional football as a goalkeeper with Sheffield United, Sunderland, Leicester Fosse and Bristol City amongst others.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Talbot Lewis". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Somerset v Worcestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 13 August 1914. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. ^ Albert Talbot-Lewis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ Matthews, Clarebrough & Kirkham (2003). The Official Encyclopaedia of Sheffield United. Britespot Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 1-904103-19-7.
  5. ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (November 2000). All the lads: A complete who's who of Sunderland A.F.C. Polar Print Group Ltd. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-899538-14-0.