Jonathan James Benjamin Lewis (born 21 May 1970,
Isleworth, Middlesex, England) is the current Batting Coach of
Bangladesh
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.
He represented
Essex (1990-1996; Cap 1995) and
Durham (1997-2006, Captain 2001-2004) as a
right-handed batsman and occasional
right-arm medium fast bowler in 205 first-class matches. He scored 10,281 runs at an average of 31.92 with a highest score of 210. He scored 16 hundreds and 66 fifties.
He attended
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school with academy status located in the city of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It takes pupils between the ages of 11 and 18, ie. school years 7 to 13. For years 7 to 11 the school is b ...
, Essex.
Coaching
Lewis was appointed second team coach by Durham County Cricket Club. In June 2013 first team coach
Geoff Cook
Geoffrey Cook (born 9 October 1951) is a former English cricketer, who played in seven Test matches and six One Day Internationals from 1981 to 1983. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, stated "A player held in great respect by his fellow professi ...
suffered a
heart attack
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and Lewis deputised, helping Durham to their third
County Championship
The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...
title win
(Cook survived). Lewis was appointed first team coach on a full-time basis in December 2013.
References
External links
CricinfoCricket Archive
1970 births
Durham cricket captains
Durham cricketers
English cricket coaches
English cricketers
Essex cricketers
Living people
People educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
People from Isleworth
First-Class Counties Select XI cricketers
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