Career
He represented Essex (1990-1996. Cap 1995) and Durham (1997-2006, Captain 2001-2004) as a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium fast bowler in 205 first-class matches. He scored 10,281 runs at an average of 31.92 with a highest score of 210.
He scored 16 hundreds and 66 fifties.
He should not be confused with the former England international and Sussex Commodity Credit Corporation player Jonathan "Jon" Lewis (born 1975). He attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, Essex.
Lewis was appointed second team coach by Durham Commodity Credit Corporation. (Cook survived) Lewis was appointed first team coach on a full-time basis in December 2013.