Chris Lewis prepares for most important innings of his life

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"Two weeks after the former cricket star walked away from Hollesley Bay Prison in Suffolk after serving less than half of a 13-year sentence for drug smuggling, Lewis has no income, and is reliant on the kindness of friends and family for lodgings and food ..."

Chris Lewis prepares for most important innings of his life (click for more)

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Drug smuggling cricketer jailed (click for more)

Chris Lewis, the cricketer who threw it all away (click for more)
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"The former England cricketer who served six-and-a-half years for drug smuggling recalls how reporting an approach by a match-fixing gambler led to his fateful offence and how Sachin Tendulkar would never let a bowler into his head ..."

Chris Lewis: ‘Talk about acute fear – the first night in prison was the hardest time’
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"Exclusive interview: A decade after his last Test match, Chris Lewis attempted to smuggle £140,000 worth of cocaine through Gatwick airport, and was sentenced to 13 years in prison ..."

Chris Lewis interview: ‘Did other cricketers keep in touch after I was sent to prison? The simple answer is no’ (click for more)

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Chris Lewis’s autobiography, Crazy: My Road to Redemption, is now available in paperback.
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"Former England all-rounder’s six years in prison are the subject of a new play – one that began its national tour in the confines of HMP Portland ..."

The Long Walk Back: play about Chris Lewis has its first night behind bars (click for more)
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