Lionel Eric 'Doodles' Tapscott (born 18 March 1894 in Kimberley, South Africa, died 7 July 1934 in Kenilworth

Kenilworth, Cape Town

- Geography :Kenilworth is bordered by Wynberg to the south and Claremont to the north. Kenilworth railway station is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town...

, Cape Town

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) was a South Africa

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n cricket

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er who played in 2 Tests

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 in 1923.

Outside of cricket, Tapscott excelled at tennis and represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Outdoor Men's Singles

-Section 1:-Section 2:There were two round of 128 matches in this portion of the bracket. Lionel Tapscott of South Africa defeated Jiří Kodl of Bohemia and Fritz Pipes of Austria defeated Otto Lindpainter of Germany to advance to the round of 64.-Section 3:-Section 4:-References:...

. 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

George Tapscott

George Lancelot 'Dusty' Tapscott was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1913. His brother, Lionel, also played Test cricket for South Africa....

, also played Test cricket for South Africa.