Lives in Cricket No 11 - CP Lewis

match against the West Gloucestershire club. He was also a capable batsman, but as far as cricket was concerned, perhaps his greatest asset was his vast range of contacts in the political, social and sporting world of Wales, as well as in the London area. Indeed, his wife, Caroline Hicks-Beach, was the daughter of a cabinet minister in various Tory governments, and the Llewelyns moved in very high circles. Llewelyn was eager to see the emerging cricketers of south Wales earn wider recognition outside the region and, buoyed by the emergence of Lewis and Jones at Oxford, he arranged a series of fixtures in the London area, in 1874, so that the young Welsh gentlemen could go up to town and fly the flag for Welsh cricket. The London tour began with a two-day match at Lord’s against M.C.C. Lewis’ 28 was the top score in both innings, and he took six for 31 as M.C.C. were dismissed for 101 in the second innings, with all six wickets bowled. However, M.C.C. were still good enough to win the contest by 39 runs. Cricket for Breconshire and South Wales 40 Influence in high places. J.T.D.Llewelyn, industrialist and politician, and, like C.P., a pioneer of Welsh cricket.