About Claude Lewis
Lived 1908 – 1993 (aged 84). Claude Lewis was a British cricketer.
Claude Lewis (27 July 1908 – 27 April 1993) was an English cricketer. He played 128 first-class matches between 1933 and 1953, all of them for Kent County Cricket Club.
Lewis was born at Sittingbourne in Kent in 1908, the son of shipwright Bertie Lewis and his wife Kate (née Thurlow). The family also had a business restoring antique furniture. Lewis was educated at Borden Grammar School in the town, where he played cricket in the school XI. He was taken on to the playing staff at Kent in 1928 and made his debut for the Second XI the following season, playing against Devon in the Minor Counties Championship.
Primarily a bowler, Lewis made his First XI debut in 1933 and played 128 matches for the county between then and 1953.
Lewis died at Borstal near Rochester in 1993. He was aged 84.
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Who was Claude Lewis?
cricketer (1908-1993)
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Claude Lewis was born on 27 July 1908 in Sittingbourne.
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Claude Lewis died on 27 April 1993.
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Claude Lewis was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Claude Lewis. https://biography.guide/claude-lewis/
MLA: "Claude Lewis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/claude-lewis/.
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