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Lionel Tapscott
Personal information
Full name
Lionel Eric Tapscott
Born18 March 1894
Kimberley, Cape Colony
Died7 July 1934(1934-07-07) (aged 40)
Kenilworth, Cape Town
NicknameDoodles
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
RoleBatsman
RelationsGeorge Tapscott (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 108)9 February 1923 v England
Last Test16 February 1923 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 39
Runs scored 58 1,759
Batting average 29.00 26.25
100s/50s 0/1 2/10
Top score 50* 102
Balls bowled 12 1,502
Wickets 0 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

Lionel Eric Tapscott (1894–1934) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1923.[1]

He was born on 18 March 1894 at Kimberley, Cape Colony.

Outside of cricket, Tapscott excelled at tennis and represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He made it all the way to the Round of 16 before losing a five set match to Bohemian Ladislav Žemla-Rázný.[3]

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.

He died on 7 July 1934 at Kenilworth, Cape Town.

References

  1. ^ "Lionel Tapscott". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Lionel Tapscott". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Lionel Tapscott Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.