5 England players who had a great first class career but didn’t shine in Test cricket

#4 Chris Lewis

Lewis was a useful all-rounder for England

An aggressive lower-middle order batsman, a capable fast bowler and an athletic fielder, Chris Lewis had everything it took to be a fine all-rounder, but ended his playing days as an unfulfilled talent.

Despite being given ample opportunities the tall pacer couldn’t deliver to his full potential and was always seen as a supreme talent wasted.

Format	Matches	Wickets	Average	5 wickets
First class	189	543	29.88	20
Test	32	93	37.52	3

Lewis made his debut in 1990 against New Zealand, and after 32 intermittent Test appearances he scored 1105 and picked up 93 wickets. Despite having acceptable numbers for an all-rounder, his peers never supported him as they thought he lacked the discipline to succeed at the international level.

The highlight of his career was his hundred in Chennai that came against a quality Indian bowling attack. Albeit coming in a losing cause, his innings of 117 showed that he was a very capable batsman.

But, unfortunately, he couldn’t repeat the same performance again. Gradually he drifted out of the game as an unfulfilled talent.