Lionel Tapscott

Lionel Tapscott
Personal information
Full name	Lionel Eric Tapscott
Born	18 March 1894; Kimberley, South Africa
Died	7 July 1934; Kenilworth, Cape Town
Nickname	Doodles
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm bowler
Role	Batsman
Relations	George Tapscott (brother)
International information
National side	South African (1923);
Test debut (cap 108)	9 February 1923 v England
Last Test	16 February 1923 v England
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2019

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]

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

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

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[1] "Lionel Tapscott". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[sports-reference-2] "Lionel Tapscott Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

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