Lewis Lywood

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| country = England

| fullname = Lewis William Lywood

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|12|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Walthamstow, London, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|10|31|1906|12|23|df=yes}}

| death_place = Caterham, Surrey, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role =

| family =

| club1 = Essex

| year1 = 1930

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Surrey

| year2 = 1927–1928

| clubnumber2 =

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 19

| bat avg1 = 3.80

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 7

| deliveries1 = 528

| wickets1 = 3

| bowl avg1 = 86.66

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 1/7

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 24 October

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16386.html Cricinfo

}}

Lewis William Lywood (23 December 1906 – 31 October 1971) was an English cricketer. Lywood was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Caterham, Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4947/4947.html|title=Player profile: Lewis Lywood|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=24 October 2011}}

Lywood made his first-class debut for Surrey against Oxford University in 1927. He made a further first-class appearance for Surrey against Gloucestershire in the 1928 County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4947/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Lewis Lywood|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=24 October 2011}} He later joined Essex, making two first-class appearances for the county in 1930 against Worcestershire and Northamptonshire. His brief first-class career had little success, with him taking just 3 wickets at an average of 86.66, with best figures of 1/7. With the bat, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 3.80, with a high score of 7.

He died at Caterham, Surrey on 31 October 1971.