Lionel Eric "Doodles" Tapscott (1894–1934) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1923.[1]

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.[2] He made it 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.

He died on 7 July 1934 at Kenilworth, Cape Town.

References

  1. ^ "Lionel Tapscott". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Lionel Tapscott". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Lionel Tapscott Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Tapscott
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