Paul Newman (cricketer)
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Paul Geoffrey Newman is a former English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
between 1980 and 1989.
Newman was born in Evington
, Leicester
, and his cricketing career started in the 1976 Second XI season, playing with the Leicestershire
second XI, where he played until the end of the 1979 season. He was spotted by Derbyshire, who picked him up and handed him a first class debut towards the end of the 1980 season. Newman continued playing for Derbyshire throughout nine years and was in the victorious National Westminster Bank Trophy team in the 1981 season
. His highest first-class score was an innings of 115, the only century of his career, against Leicestershire in 1985. Newman's best bowling figures were 8-29 against Yorkshire
in the 1988 season. He played his penultimate match in 1989 against Gloucestershire
.
From 1990 Newman played for Norfolk
in the Minor Counties Championship
and made 12 appearances for them in the NatWest Trophy/C&G Trophy. During this time he also represented a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup
and also played for this team against the touring South Africans
in 1994.
Newman was a right-handed batsman and played 171 innings in 135 first class matches with an average of 15.65 and a top score of 115. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 315 first class wickets with an average of 31.25 and a best performance of 8 for 29.
England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1980 and 1989.
Newman was born in Evington
Evington
Evington is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It used to be a small village centred around Main Street and the Anglican church of St Denys but was close enough to Leicester to become one of the outer suburbs in the 1930s...
, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, and his cricketing career started in the 1976 Second XI season, playing with the Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
second XI, where he played until the end of the 1979 season. He was spotted by Derbyshire, who picked him up and handed him a first class debut towards the end of the 1980 season. Newman continued playing for Derbyshire throughout nine years and was in the victorious National Westminster Bank Trophy team in the 1981 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1981
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1981 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and ten years. It was the season when they won National Westminster Bank Trophy. They won ten matches in the John Player League to finish fourth...
. His highest first-class score was an innings of 115, the only century of his career, against Leicestershire in 1985. Newman's best bowling figures were 8-29 against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in the 1988 season. He played his penultimate match in 1989 against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
.
From 1990 Newman played for Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship
Minor Counties Cricket Championship
The Minor Counties Cricket Championship is a season-long competition in England that is contested by those county cricket clubs that do not have first-class status...
and made 12 appearances for them in the NatWest Trophy/C&G Trophy. During this time he also represented a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup
Benson & Hedges Cup
The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals....
and also played for this team against the touring South Africans
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
in 1994.
Newman was a right-handed batsman and played 171 innings in 135 first class matches with an average of 15.65 and a top score of 115. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 315 first class wickets with an average of 31.25 and a best performance of 8 for 29.