Background
He was born at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
He was born at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
Lewis was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Lewis made his first-class debut for against Somerset at Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare, in the 1961 County Championship. Early in his career, Lewis played as a hard-hitting opening batsman, before concentrating on his off break bowling, and dropping down the batting order.
In his first season, Lewis appeared seven times in first-class cricket for, scoring 450 runs at an average of 34.61, with three half centuries and a high score of 73 not out.
By his second season, he had established himself as a semi-regular in the side, playing twelve first-class matches in 1962, though he struggled with the bat in this season, opening the batting early in the season and later in the middle order, scoring 256 runs at a low average of 11.63, with a single half century. This dip in his batting performance also coincided with an increase in his bowling workload, with 15 wickets in 1962, at a bowling average of 30.80.
He took his maiden five wicket haul in this season, taking 5/97 against Cambridge University. In 1963 List A cricket was introduced to English domestic cricket, with Lewis playing in "s first match in that format against Worcestershire in the Gillette Cup at The Gnoll, Neath.
Despite losing this match, Lewis became the first player to score a one-day half century, making 78.
He left in 1966 and played for until he retired from first-class cricket at the end of the 1969 season. He continued to play club cricket for Dafen Welfare for some years thereafter. He died after a short illness on 23 June 2014.