| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Alfred Edwin Newcomb |
| Birth date | 20 November 1873 |
| Birth place | Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England |
| Death date | 4 February 1932 (aged 58) |
| Death place | Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm slow Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club 1 | Leicestershire |
| Year 1 | 1911 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 1 |
| Runs 1 | 1 |
| Bat avg 1 | 0.50 |
| 100s/50s 1 | –/– |
| Top score 1 | 1 |
| Deliveries 1 | 156 |
| Wickets 1 | 1 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 74.00 |
| Fivefor 1 | – |
| Tenfor 1 | – |
| Best bowling 1 | 1/26 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | –/– |
| Date | 24 January |
| Year | 2013 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18105.html Cricinfo |
Alfred Edwin Newcomb (20 November 1873 – 4 February 1932) was an English cricketer. Newcomb was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm slow and right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
Newcomb made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Hampshire in the 1911 County Championship at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth.[1] In Hampshire's first-innings of 145 all out, Newcomb bowled ten overs which conceded 26 runs, while taking a single wicket, that of Jimmy Stone. In Leicestershire's first-innings of 182 all out, he was run out for a single run. He bowled sixteen wicketless overs in Hampshire's second-innings, which conceded 48 runs. He was again run out in Leicestershire's second-innings, this time for a duck, with Hampshire winning what was his only first-class appearance by 108 runs.[2]
He died at the town of his birth on 4 February 1932.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Newcomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "Hampshire v Leicestershire, 1911 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
External links
- Alfred Newcomb at ESPNcricinfo
- Alfred Newcomb at CricketArchive