Career
In his only first-class match Dorey was twice dismissed for a duck. LHJDorey was a Divisional Officer (Chief Clerk), Number.36 (London), Fire Force Headquarters, National Fire Service and the son of printing press owner Henry Vaughan Dorey who was known as "HVD". LHJDorey eventually took over his father (HVD"s) as editorship of the weekly magazine Lawn Tennis and Badminton.
Lewis Dorey died 3 years after his father HVD in Belmont, Surrey on 31 July 1958.