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| Cricketer Lewis faces drug charge | Cricketer Lewis faces drug charge |
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| Former England cricketer Chris Lewis has been charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the UK. | Former England cricketer Chris Lewis has been charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the UK. |
| His arrest follows the seizure of 9lb (4kg) of cocaine worth about £200,000 at Gatwick Airport on Monday. He is due before magistrates in Crawley later. | His arrest follows the seizure of 9lb (4kg) of cocaine worth about £200,000 at Gatwick Airport on Monday. He is due before magistrates in Crawley later. |
| The Class A drugs were found in baggage removed from a flight from St. Lucia in the Caribbean to the West Sussex airport, the UK Border Agency said. | The Class A drugs were found in baggage removed from a flight from St. Lucia in the Caribbean to the West Sussex airport, the UK Border Agency said. |
| The 40-year-old fast bowler played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals. | The 40-year-old fast bowler played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals. |
| Mr Lewis now works as a cricket coach and lives in Bruce Road, north-west London. | Mr Lewis now works as a cricket coach and lives in Bruce Road, north-west London. |
| Hidden in tins | Hidden in tins |
| A second man, 26-year-old former London Towers basketball player Chad Theron Kirnon, of Carnegie Street, Islington, north London, was also charged with attempting to smuggle drugs. | A second man, 26-year-old former London Towers basketball player Chad Theron Kirnon, of Carnegie Street, Islington, north London, was also charged with attempting to smuggle drugs. |
| The cocaine, which was concealed in liquid form in fruit tins, was discovered as part of routine checks on a flight that arrived at 0600 GMT. | |
| Mr Lewis, who was born in Guyana, claimed 93 wickets during his England Test career and finished with a Test batting average of 23. | Mr Lewis, who was born in Guyana, claimed 93 wickets during his England Test career and finished with a Test batting average of 23. |
| He retired from county cricket in 2000 because of a persistent hip injury after spells with Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Surrey. | He retired from county cricket in 2000 because of a persistent hip injury after spells with Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Surrey. |
| He re-joined Surrey to play in 20-over matches for the 2008 season. |