DAVID Lewis, former captain and president of the then Zimbabwe Cricket Union, has died.
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He was 85.
A statement by Zimbabwe Cricket said Lewis passed away in South Africa, but the exact cause of death was yet to be ascertained.
Lewis (born July 27 1927 in Bulawayo) was Zimbabwe Cricket life vice-president at the time of his death.
“It is with great sadness that Zimbabwe Cricket has learnt of the passing of life vice-president, David Lewis. He passed away in Johannesburg. He captained the Rhodesia/Zimbabwe side for almost a decade and in 73 matches for his country he scored 3 254 runs at 30,69 including eight hundreds.
“After retiring, he remained in the game as an administrator, president of the Zimbabwe board and was eventually awarded the honorary title of life vice-president, a prestige he shared with life presidents David Ellman-Brown and Alwyn Pichanick and life vice-presidents Don Arnott and Bryan Thorne,” said Zimbabwe Cricket in a statement.
Lewis had a long and successful first-class career in Zimbabwe which lasted for over 20 years. He captained the Rhodesian side which competed in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa.
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