Rawl Lewis

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Rawl Lewis
Personal information
Born (1974-09-05) 5 September 1974 (age 50)
Grenada
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Leg-spin
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  218)17 November 1997 v  Pakistan
Last Test2 January 2008 v  South Africa
ODI debut(cap  85)1 November 1997 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI3 February 2008 v  South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches528131101
Runs scored892914,6941,298
Batting average 8.9018.1824.0719.66
100s/50s0/00/02/240/5
Top score4049117*67
Balls bowled8831,15021,1684,202
Wickets 422325109
Bowling average 114.0044.6831.5529.00
5 wickets in innings 00120
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling2/423/437/664/13
Catches/stumpings 0/–7/–90/–35/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 December 2023

Rawl Nicholas Lewis (born September 5, 1974) is a Grenadan cricketer. Lewis featured as a leg spinner for both the Windward Islands and the West Indies in his cricketing career. Lewis also formerly managed the West Indies.

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Playing career

As a native of Grenada, Lewis primarily featured as a leg spinner. He went on to captain the Windward Islands in their victorious 2000-01 Red Stripe Bowl campaign. [1] He also played for Barrow Cricket Club in England, before being recalled to the West Indies squad for the 2005-06 tour of New Zealand. [2]

Lewis was again recalled to the West Indies team in 2008 for the 2nd Test match against South Africa. He picked up 3 wickets in the match, which the West Indians eventually lost by seven wickets in Cape Town. [3] He eventually played only 5 tests and 26 ODIs in his international career.

Managerial career

He was named as the Windies' interim manager for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. The West Indians went on to win the competition and lewis was thereafter appointed as the side's manager on a permanent basis. [4]

Accolades

A stand at the Grenada National Cricket Stadium was jointly renamed in both Lewis and Junior Murray's honour. [5]

Notes

  1. Croft, Colin (23 October 2000). "Windward Islands lift Red Stripe Bowl". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo.
  2. http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=322531 Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Smith Half-Century Leads South Africa To Victory
  4. "What is it like to manage an International Test team? WI Team Manager Rawl Lewis on his role". youtube.com. Cricket West Indies. 29 March 2022.
  5. "Devon Smith Players Pavilion". gbn.gd. Grenada Broadcasting Network. 28 February 2019.

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