Lionel Tapscott
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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. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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- 1894 births
- 1934 deaths
- South Africa Test cricketers
- South African cricketers
- Griqualand West cricketers
- South African male tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of South Africa
- Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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- African tennis biography stubs
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