Lionel Tapscott
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| Full name | Lionel Eric Tapscott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1894 Kimberley, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1934 Kenilworth, Cape Town | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Doodles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Tapscott (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 108) | 9 February 1923 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 February 1923 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 two Tests in 1923.[1]
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.
References[]
- ^ "Lionel Tapscott". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Lionel Tapscott". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Lionel Tapscott Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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