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| Full name | Lionel Eric Tapscott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1894 Kimberley, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1934(1934-07-07) (aged 40) Kenilworth, Cape Town | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Doodles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (1894–1934) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1923.
He was born on 18 March 1894 at Kimberley, Cape Colony.
Outside of cricket, Tapscott excelled at tennis and represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He made it to the Round of 16 before losing a five set match to Bohemian Ladislav Žemla-Rázný.
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.
He died on 7 July 1934 at Kenilworth, Cape Town.
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.
External links
- Lionel Tapscott at ESPNcricinfo
- Lionel Tapscott at the International Tennis Federation
- Lionel Tapscott at Olympics.com
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