Harry Newton (cricketer)
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| Full name | Harry Newton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 May 1935 Little Lever, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
22 December 2014 (aged 79) Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1966 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harry Newton (2 May 1935 – 22 December 2014[1]) was an English cricketer. Newton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Little Lever, Lancashire.
Newton made two first-class appearances for Sussex against Hampshire and Essex in the 1966 County Championship.[2] Against Hampshire, Newton ended unbeaten on 16 in Sussex's first-innings of 153, while in Hampshire's first-innings he took what would be his only first-class five wicket haul, with figures of 5/54 from 32 overs to help bowl Hampshire out for 128. He was again unbeaten during Sussex's second-innings, though without scoring, while in Hampshire's second-innings he bowled 10 wicketless overs. Hampshire won the match by 9 wickets.[3] Against Essex, he was dismissed for a duck by Brian Edmeades in Sussex's first-innings total of 86, while in Essex's first-innings he took the wicket of Barry Knight, finishing with figures of 1/28 from 20 overs. He was again dismissed for a duck in Sussex's second-innings, this time by Tony Jorden, with Sussex being dismissed for 132 to set Essex a target of 66, which they easily chased down to win by 9 wickets.[4] These were his only major appearances for Sussex.
References
- ↑ "Deaths, Harry Newton". BoltonNews. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Harry Newton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ↑ "Sussex v Hampshire, 1966 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ↑ "Sussex v Essex, 1966 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2011.