Rawl Nicholas Lewis (born September 5, 1974) is a West Indian

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er. Lewis featured as a leg spinner for both the

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and the

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in his cricketing career. As of 2016 Lewis holds the role as manager of the West Indies cricket team.

Playing career

As a native of

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, Lewis primarily featured as a

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ner. He went on to captain the

in their victorious 2000-01 Red Stripe Bowl campaign. He also played for Barrow Cricket Club in England, before being recalled to the West Indies squad for the 2005-06 tour of

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. Lewis was again recalled to the West Indies team in 2008 for the 2nd Test match against

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. He picked up 3 wickets in the match, which the West Indians eventually lost by seven wickets in

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. He eventually played only 5 tests and 26 ODIs in his international career.

Managerial career

He was named as the

' interim manager for the

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. The West Indians went on to win the competition and lewis was thereafter appointed as the side's manager on a permanent basis.

Accolades

A stand at the Grenada National Cricket Stadium was jointly renamed in both Lewis and

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's honour.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Rawl 1974 births Living people West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Grenadian cricketers Windward Islands cricketers