Lionel Tapscott’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro South African tennis player
Was Athlete
Tennis player
Cricketer
From South Africa
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

18 March 1894, Kimberley

Death

7 July 1934
(aged 40 years)

Lionel Eric ‘Doodles’ Tapscott (18 March 1894 in Kimberley, South Africa – 7 July 1934 in Kenilworth, Cape Town) was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1923.
Outside of cricket, Tapscott excelled at tennis and represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He made it all the way 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.

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