Jon Lewis playing for England 'A' against Barbados in January 2001.
Jon first played for the Club at the age of 12 in 1988, when he had the unusual experience of getting an lbw decision which the (opposition) umpire then reversed when the batsman claimed he had hit the ball. He kept his temper then rather better than his captain did, a good indication of the control and discipline that has marked his career so far. He made rapid progress as both a batsman and a bowler and was picked for the Wiltshire county side when 17 years old. Then he got a contract with Northants, but unfortunately a back injury there meant they released him at the end of the 1994 season.
He spent the early part of the 1995 season playing for Swindon again recovering his fitness and form, which he did with such success that by the end of the year he had broken into the Gloucestershire side after a handful of games with their second eleven. Since then he has gone on to take over 250 first class wickets and win England 'A' selection for the 2000/2001 trip to the West Indies. Gloucestershire allow Jon to play for the Club whenever he is fit enough and they do not have a game. Last year he was able to play in one of the Western League games, as he also did in the previous season.