Lionel Tapscott

Lionel Eric 'Doodles' Tapscott (18 March 1894 in Kimberley, South Africa 7 July 1934 in Kenilworth, Cape Town) was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1923.[1]

Lionel Tapscott
Personal information
Full nameLionel Eric Tapscott
Born18 March 1894
Kimberley, South Africa
Died7 July 1934
Kenilworth, Cape Town
NicknameDoodles
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm bowler
RoleBatsman
RelationsGeorge Tapscott (brother)
International information
National side
  • South African (1923)
Test debut (cap 108)9 February 1923 v England
Last Test16 February 1923 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 39
Runs scored 58 1759
Batting average 29.00 26.25
100s/50s 0/1 2/10
Top score 50* 102
Balls bowled 12 1502
Wickets - 34
Bowling average - 23.91
5 wickets in innings - 1
10 wickets in match - 0
Best bowling - 6/35
Catches/stumpings 0/- 19/-
Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2019

Outside of cricket, Tapscott excelled at tennis and represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He made it all the way to the Round of 16 before losing a five set match to Bohemian Ladislav Žemla-Rázný.[2]

His brother, George, also played Test cricket for South Africa and his sister Billie was a tennis player who reached the quarterfinals at the French Championships and Wimbledon.

References

  1. "Lionel Tapscott". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. "Lionel Tapscott Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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