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The rise and fall of Chris Lewis

 
sgtdjones 2017-09-08 18:25:49 

The rise and fall of Chris Lewis: Ex-England international explains 'crazy' journey from cricket star to drug smuggler


He was a talented, capable all rounder who played 32 Test matches for England and in a World Cup final in 1992. He won trophies during a domestic career that took him to Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Surrey before his professional days ended in 2008.

But it wasn’t a smooth gilded career. Born in Guyana, viewed as an outsider, a difficult character, too flamboyant, too arrogant, too lazy, too talented, Lewis was constantly bucking against authority and tradition.

‘The prat without a hat’ was how he was described when he caught sunstroke after shaving his head in the Caribbean.


And then came the big fall.

The arrest for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the UK from St. Lucia which landed him a 13-year jail term for which he served six and a half years until his release in 2015.


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sgtdjones 2017-09-08 18:27:41 

“I had my time and where I have ended up now is down to the choices I made and not the situation.

“I could have done so much better, but only with hindsight. It was still a great time and a great opportunity. It was wonderful.”



So sad his story,