Rawl Lewis
{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rawl Lewis
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| country = West Indies
| fullname = Rawl Nicholas Lewis
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|9|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Union Village, Grenada
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| batting = Right-handed
| role = All-rounder
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| international = true
| internationalspan = 1997–2009
| testdebutdate = 17 November
| testdebutyear = 1997
| testdebutagainst = Pakistan
| testcap = 218
| lasttestdate = 2 January
| lasttestyear = 2008
| lasttestagainst = South Africa
| odidebutdate = 1 November
| odidebutyear = 1997
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 85
| lastodidate = 28 July
| lastodiyear = 2009
| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh
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| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 18 January
| T20Idebutyear = 2008
| T20Idebutfor = West Indies
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 22
| club1 =Windward Islands
| year1 = 1991/92–2010
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| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 89
| bat avg1 = 8.90
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 40
| deliveries1 = 883
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 114.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/42
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 28
| runs2 = 291
| bat avg2 = 18.18
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 49
| deliveries2 = 1,150
| wickets2 = 22
| bowl avg2 = 44.68
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/43
| catches/stumpings2 = 7/–
| column3 = T20I
| matches3 = 1
| runs3 = 0
| bat avg3 = 0.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 0
| deliveries3 = 6
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 =–
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = FC
| matches4 = 131
| runs4 = 4,694
| bat avg4 = 24.07
| 100s/50s4 = 2/24
| top score4 = 117*
| deliveries4 = 21,168
| wickets4 = 325
| bowl avg4 = 31.55
| fivefor4 = 12
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 7/66
| catches/stumpings4 = 90/–
| date = 2 December
| year = 2023
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5316/5316.html CricketArchive
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Rawl Nicholas Lewis (born September 5, 1974) is a Grenadan cricketer. Lewis featured as a leg spinner for both the Windward Islands and the West Indies in his cricketing career. Lewis also formerly managed the West Indies.
Playing career
As a native of Grenada, Lewis primarily featured as a leg spinner. He went on to captain the Windward Islands in their victorious 2000-01 Red Stripe Bowl campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/windward-islands-lift-red-stripe-bowl-93452|title=Windward Islands lift Red Stripe Bowl|author=Croft, Colin|date=23 October 2000|publisher=Cricinfo|website=cricinfo.com}} He also played for Barrow Cricket Club in England, before being recalled to the West Indies squad for the 2005-06 tour of New Zealand.[http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=322531 http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=322531] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926211155/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=322531 |date=2007-09-26 }}
Lewis was again recalled to the West Indies team in 2008 for the 2nd Test match against South Africa. He picked up 3 wickets in the match, which the West Indians eventually lost by seven wickets in Cape Town.[http://www.cricketworld.com/archive_series/20078/west_indies_in_south_africa/article/?aid=14305 Smith Half-Century Leads South Africa To Victory] He eventually played only 5 tests and 26 ODIs in his international career.
Managerial career
He was named as the Windies' interim manager for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. The West Indians went on to win the competition and lewis was thereafter appointed as the side's manager on a permanent basis.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3OYckcWj58|title=What is it like to manage an International Test team? WI Team Manager Rawl Lewis on his role|date=29 March 2022|publisher=Cricket West Indies|website=youtube.com}}
Accolades
A stand at the Grenada National Cricket Stadium was jointly renamed in both Lewis and Junior Murray's honour.{{cite web|url=https://gbn.gd/devon-smith-players-pavilion/|title=Devon Smith Players Pavilion|date=28 February 2019|publisher=Grenada Broadcasting Network|website=gbn.gd}}