# Adam Newland

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**Adam Newland** (bapt. 13 May 1719 – date unknown) was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket) of the mid-[Georgian period](/source/Georgian_period) who played for [Slindon](/source/Slindon_Cricket_Club) and [Sussex](/source/Sussex_county_cricket_team_(pre-1839)) under the patronage of [Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond](/source/Charles_Lennox,_2nd_Duke_of_Richmond). He also represented various [England](/source/Rest_of_England_cricket_teams) teams. A top-class player, he made numerous appearances in [historically important matches](/source/First-class_cricket#Historically_important_matches), both eleven-a-side and [single wicket](/source/Single_wicket_cricket). He was the youngest of three cricketing brothers, the others being [Richard](/source/Richard_Newland_(cricketer)) and [John Newland](/source/John_Newland_(cricketer)).

## Family and background

Adam Newland was born in 1719 (the parish record reads, born and baptised on 13 May 1719, the same day as his twin brother Henry.[1]) at [Slindon](/source/Slindon), Sussex.

His parents were Richard Newland Sr of Slindon, and Elizabeth Newland (née Hammond) of [Eartham](/source/Eartham), Sussex.[2][3][4] They married in 1704 and had ten children, five brothers and five sisters, all born in Slindon.[5] Newland Sr was a [yeoman](/source/Yeoman) farmer.[6] Two of Newland's brothers, [Richard](/source/Richard_Newland_(cricketer)) (1713–1778) and [John](/source/John_Newland_(cricketer)) (1717–1804), also became well-known cricketers.[3][4] One of the sisters, Susan, married Richard Nyren of Eartham, and their eldest son [Richard](/source/Richard_Nyren) became the famous [captain](/source/Captain_(cricket)) of [Hambledon](/source/Hambledon_Club) in the 1770s. It is said that the Newlands taught their nephew to play cricket.[3][5] Susan and her husband were also the grandparents of [John Nyren](/source/John_Nyren), who wrote *[The Cricketers of My Time](/source/The_Cricketers_of_My_Time)*.[3] [note 1]

The earliest-known mention of the Newland brothers in cricket-related sources is within a letter written 30 July 1740 by the [2nd Duke of Richmond](/source/Charles_Lennox,_2nd_Duke_of_Richmond) to his friend [Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle](/source/Thomas_Pelham-Holles,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle). Richmond was writing at his [Goodwood House](/source/Goodwood_House) seat, which is near Slindon, and mentioned several local people including "John Newland, that you must remember".[7][note 2]

According to [David Underdown](/source/David_Underdown), an ancestor called John Newland was a steward in the local manor house at the end of the sixteenth century. The manor belonged to the Kempe family who were [Roman Catholics](/source/Roman_Catholic) and, in the seventeenth century, [Jacobites](/source/Jacobitism); they even had a [priest hole](/source/Priest_hole) in the manor house.[8] Richard Newland Sr was a [churchwarden](/source/Churchwarden), a position of respectability in Georgian times which meant he was, as Underdown puts it, "a solid member of the village community".[5] Despite this apparent respectability, Underdown points out that Slindon was, like most Sussex villages, a violent place with [smuggling](/source/Smuggling) connections. The Slindon team included [Edward Aburrow Sr](/source/Edward_Aburrow_Sr) (alias "Cuddy"), who played as a [bowler](/source/Bowler_(cricket)) and was the village [tailor](/source/Tailor). He gained a reputation for smuggling, though it is more accurate to say that he was jailed in 1745 for bearing arms whilst landing "prohibited goods" at Elmer's Sluice on the Sussex coast.[5] In 1749, Newland's brothers, Richard and John, were among a group of men indicted for assaulting one Griffith Hughes, though all were discharged, and this incident too may have been connected with smuggling.[5]

## Cricket career

### Duke of Richmond's patronage

Newland relied for his cricketing opportunities on the 2nd Duke of Richmond, who had captained his own team for many years until he broke a leg in 1733.[9] No longer able to play himself, Richmond channelled his enthusiasm for cricket into his [patronage](/source/Patronage) of [Slindon Cricket Club](/source/Slindon_Cricket_Club). The village of Slindon bordered on his [Goodwood House](/source/Goodwood_House) estate.[9] Richmond's commitment to Slindon is evident in letters he wrote to his friend the [Duke of Newcastle](/source/Thomas_Pelham-Holles,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle-upon-Tyne) in 1741. On 28 July, Richmond sent two letters telling Newcastle about a match that day which had resulted in a brawl with "hearty blows" and "broken heads". The match was at [Portslade](/source/Portslade) between Slindon, who won, and unnamed opponents.[10] On 7 September, Slindon played [Surrey](/source/Surrey_county_cricket_team_(pre-1846)) at [Merrow Down](/source/Merrow_Down), near [Guildford](/source/Guildford). Richmond, in a letter to Newcastle before the game, evoked "poor little Slyndon against almost your whole county of Surrey".[11] The next day he wrote again, saying that "wee (*sic*) have beat Surrey almost in one innings".[11][12]

### Matches

Writing about Slindon's matches in 1742, [F. S. Ashley-Cooper](/source/F._S._Ashley-Cooper) said the village, near [Arundel](/source/Arundel), had but a few hundred inhabitants. Even so, "it was at one time *most* famous on account of its cricket". The club's chief players, he said, were "the Newland brothers—Adam, John, and Richard—and [Cuddy](/source/Edward_Aburrow_Sr)".[13]

Played for [Surrey & Sussex](/source/Surrey_%26_Sussex_cricket_team) v [London](/source/London_Cricket_Club) at the [Artillery Ground](/source/Artillery_Ground) on 2 June 1744. Scored 0 & 22 (second-top score).[14]

Played for [England](/source/Rest_of_England_cricket_teams) v [Kent](/source/Kent_county_cricket_team_(pre-1843)) at the [Artillery Ground](/source/Artillery_Ground) on 18 June 1744. Scored 0 & 3.[15]

Newland was involved in the three [Surrey](/source/Surrey_county_cricket_team_(pre-1846)) v [Sussex](/source/Sussex_county_cricket_team_(pre-1839)) played in August/September 1745.[16] The final match, probably a decider, took place 9 September on [Bury Hill, Arundel](/source/Bury_Hill,_Arundel), also called Berry Hill.[16] Sussex were apparently a man short before the game began, and Richmond sent Newland to fetch [Martin](/source/Martin_(1745_cricketer)) of [Henfield](/source/Henfield). They arrived in time, and Martin's reward for coming was a fee of two [guineas](/source/Guinea_(British_coin))—double the amount paid to Newland and the other Sussex players.[17]

If it was played, one of the biggest matches of the 1747 season might have been [Long Robin's Nine](/source/Long_Robin's_XI) v [William Hodsoll's Ten](/source/William_Hodsoll's_XI) on the Artillery Ground. Planned for 9 July, it was a "[scratch match](/source/Scratch_match)" arranged by members of the London club. The players were mostly from [London](/source/London_Cricket_Club), [Bromley](/source/Bromley_Cricket_Club), [Dartford](/source/Dartford_Cricket_Club), [Hadlow](/source/Hadlow_Cricket_Club), and [Slindon](/source/Slindon_Cricket_Club). Long Robin's Nine were [Robert Colchin](/source/Robert_Colchin), all three—Adam, [John](/source/John_Newland_(cricketer)), and [Richard](/source/Richard_Newland_(cricketer))—Newland brothers, both—[James](/source/James_Bryant_(Kent_cricketer)) and [John](/source/John_Bryant_(cricketer))—the Bryant brothers, [Little Bennett](/source/Little_Bennett), [John Bowra](/source/John_Bowra), and [Thomas Jure](/source/Thomas_Jure). Hodsoll's Ten were [William Hodsoll](/source/William_Hodsoll), [Allen](/source/Allen_(Middlesex_cricketer)), [John Bell](/source/John_Bell_(Kent_cricketer)), [Thomas Bell](/source/Thomas_Bell_(cricketer)), [Broad](/source/Broad_(Surrey_cricketer)), [Tom Faulkner](/source/Tom_Faulkner), one—either [Joe](/source/Joe_Harris_(cricketer)) or [John](/source/John_Harris_(Surrey_cricketer))—of the Harris brothers, and three players from [Hadlow](/source/Hadlow_Cricket_Club) who were [John Larkin](/source/John_Larkin_(cricketer)), [Jones](/source/Jones_(Kent_cricketer)), and one unnamed team-mate.[18]

Five of [Slindon](/source/Slindon_Cricket_Club) played four matches in July 1747, all on the Artillery Ground. On the 6th, they met Five of [Dartford](/source/Dartford_Cricket_Club). This was the result of a challenge by Slindon, published in the *Daily Advertiser* on Monday, 29 June to play "five of any parish in England, for their own Sum". The announcement advised interested parties: "If it is accepted of by any, they are desir'd to go to Mr Smith, who has Orders to make Stakes for them". The three Newland brothers—Adam, [John](/source/John_Newland_(cricketer)), and [Richard](/source/Richard_Newland_(cricketer))—all played. On Saturday, 4 July, [George Smith](/source/George_Smith_(groundskeeper)) announced in the same paper that "five of Dartford in Kent, have made Stakes with him, and will play with the above Gentlemen at the Time and Place above mentioned for twenty Pounds".[18][19] Slindon's next match on the 8th was against Five of [Bromley](/source/Bromley_Cricket_Club), and this was another game resulting from the challenge. At least one of the Newland brothers played for Slindon.[20][21] On the 10th and 15th of the month, Slindon played against Five of [Hadlow](/source/Hadlow_Cricket_Club). Details of neither match are known.[18][21][22]

## See also

- [1744 English cricket season](/source/1744_English_cricket_season)
- [1747 English cricket season](/source/1747_English_cricket_season)
- [Cricket in Sussex](/source/Cricket_in_Sussex)
- [Edward Aburrow Sr](/source/Edward_Aburrow_Sr)
- [John Newland (cricketer)](/source/John_Newland_(cricketer))
- [Richard Newland (cricketer)](/source/Richard_Newland_(cricketer))
- [Slindon Cricket Club](/source/Slindon_Cricket_Club)

## Notes

1. Newland's sister Susan was baptised at Slindon on 12 January 1709/10.[23] She was married to Richard Nyren at Binsted on 4 January 1732/33.[24] Richard Newland, Adam's brother, was baptised at Slindon on 11 September 1713. John Newland was baptised there on 27 July 1717.[25]

1. Adam Newland had just turned 21 at the time, so it may reasonably be assumed that his cricket career began in the late 1730s, but there is no mention of him personally until 1744.

## References

1. ["A Copy of The Register of Slindon For The Year 1719"](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DK53-CCS?i=50). *Bishop's transcripts for Slindon*, Film # 004428035, image p. 51. Accessed via FamilySearch. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

1. Maun 2009, p. 17.

1. McCann 2004, p. lx.

1. ["Richard Newland. The Pioneer of Cricket. 1713–1778"](https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stmarysslindon.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F02%2FNewland.-Richard-doc.doc&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK). *St Mary's, Slindon*. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

1. Underdown 2000, p. 58.

1. Underdown 2000, p. 94.

1. Maun 2009, p. 99.

1. Underdown 2000, p. 57.

1. McCann 2004, p. lxi.

1. McCann 2004, p. 20.

1. McCann 2004, pp. 20–21.

1. ["Cricket in Slindon"](https://www.slindon.com/history/cricket-in-slindon/). *SlindonLife*. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

1. Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (19 April 1900). ["At the Sign of the Wicket"](https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1900/73/). *Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game*. **XIX** (534): 67–69. London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd. – via ACS.

1. Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (22 February 1900). ["At the Sign of the Wicket"](https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1900/26/). *Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game*. **XIX** (531): 20–22. London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd. – via ACS.

1. Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (29 March 1900). ["At the Sign of the Wicket"](https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1900/41/). *Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game*. **XIX** (532): 35–37. London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd. – via ACS.

1. ACS 1981, p. 21.

1. Underdown 2000, pp. 70–71.

1. Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (12 April 1900). ["At the Sign of the Wicket"](https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1900/57/). *Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game*. **XIX** (533): 51–53. London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd. – via ACS.

1. McCann 2004, p. 37.

1. Buckley 1935, p. 21.

1. McCann 2004, p. 38.

1. McCann 2004, p. 41.

1. ["FreeREG database - St Mary, Slindon, Sussex - Baptism: Susan Newland 12 January 1709/10."](https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58180532e93790eca357093a). *FreeREG*. Free UK Genealogy. Retrieved 30 Jul 2023.

1. ["FreeREG database - St Mary, Binsted, Sussex - Marriage: Richard Nyren to Susannah Newland 4 January 1732/33."](https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581869bee93790eb7fc0dd2e). *FreeREG*. Free UK Genealogy. Retrieved 30 Jul 2023.

1. ["Slindon Parish Registers, Film # 004428123, Image p. 38"](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62HW-Y6Q?i=37&cc=1465706). *England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910*, database, FamilySearch. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

## Bibliography

- ACS (1981). [*A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863*](https://archive.acscricket.com/online_library/match_guides/bi_imp_match_guide/index.html). Nottingham: [ACS](/source/Association_of_Cricket_Statisticians_and_Historians). [OCLC 85045528](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85045528) The list includes eleven-a-side matches known to have been played through the span of Newland's career.
- Buckley, G. B. (1935). *Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket*. Birmingham: Cotterell & Co. [OCLC 23450280](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23450280)
- Maun, Ian (2009). *From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750*. Cambridge: Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-19-00592-52-9.
- McCann, Tim (2004). [*Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century*](https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital_editions/SRS-Vol-88.pdf). Vol. 88. Lewes: [West Sussex Record Office](/source/West_Sussex_Record_Office). ISBN 978-08-54450-55-8.
- Underdown, David (2000). [*Start of Play*](https://archive.org/details/startofplaycrick0000davi). Westminster: [Allen Lane](/source/Allen_Lane). ISBN 978-07-13993-30-1. – via Internet Archive.

## Further reading

- *A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)*. 5th ed. London: [George Allen & Unwin](/source/George_Allen_%26_Unwin). 1962. [OCLC 894274808](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/894274808)
- Birley, Derek (1999). [*A Social History of English Cricket*](https://archive.org/details/socialhistoryofe0000birl_d1n5). London: [Aurum Press](/source/Aurum_Press). ISBN 978-18-54107-10-7. – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). *Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development*. London: [Eyre & Spottiswoode](/source/Eyre_%26_Spottiswoode). ISBN 978-04-13278-60-9.
- Major, John (2007). [*More Than A Game*](https://archive.org/details/morethangamestor0000majo_b8t0). London: [HarperCollins](/source/HarperCollins). ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7. – via Internet Archive.
- Waghorn, H. T. (1899). *Cricket Scores, Notes, &c. From 1730–1773*. Edinburgh: Blackwood. [OCLC 1086375331](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1086375331)
- Waghorn, H. T. (2005 [1906]). *The Dawn of Cricket*. London: J. W. McKenzie. ISBN 978-09-47821-17-3.
- Wilson, Martin (2005). *An Index to Waghorn*. London: Bodyline Books (limited edition, by subscription only)

## External links

- [Cricket in Slindon](https://www.slindon.com/history/cricket-in-slindon/). *Slindon Village*.

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