Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1970)
Jonathan James Benjamin Lewis (born 21 May 1970, Isleworth, Middlesex, England) is the current Head Coach of Durham.
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 attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, Essex.[1]
Coaching
Lewis was appointed second team coach by Durham County Cricket Club. In June 2013 first team coach Geoff Cook suffered a heart attack and Lewis deputised, helping Durham to their third County Championship title win[2] (Cook survived). Lewis was appointed first team coach on a full-time basis in December 2013.[3]
References
- Auld, Freddie. "Jon Lewis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- "Geoff Cook: Jon Lewis deputises after Durham coach's heart attack". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- "Durham appoint Jon Lewis as Geoff Cook takes new youth role". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2013.