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English cricketer and footballer

Talbot Lewis

Key facts

date of birthJanuary 20, 1877
date of deathFebruary 22, 1956
occupationcricketer, association football player
place of birthBedminster
place of deathSouthmead
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Full name
Albert Edward Lewis
Born
20 January 1877Bedminster, Somerset, England
Died
22 February 1956 (aged 79)Southmead, Bristol, England
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Role
All-rounder
1899–1914
Somerset
FC debut
11 May 1899 Somerset v Yorkshire
Last FC
13 August 1914 Somerset v Worcestershire
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/–

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. 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.

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.

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