| Fullname | Lewis Cyril Ashby Newnham |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 13 September 1881 |
| Birth place | Jansenville, Cape Colony |
| Death date | 20 November 1932 (aged 51) |
| Death place | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Club 1 | Border |
| Year 1 | 1903/04 |
| Club 2 | Transvaal |
| Year 2 | 1920/21 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 2 |
| Runs 1 | 12 |
| Bat avg 1 | 4.00 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 9 |
| Deliveries 1 | 270 |
| Wickets 1 | 5 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 12.80 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 3/14 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 0/0 |
| Date | 12 December 2020 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46576.html Cricinfo |
Lewis Cyril Ashby Newnham (13 September 1881 – 20 November 1932) was a South African cricketer. He played in two first-class matches in 1903/04 and 1920/21.[1][2]
Newnham was a left-handed batsman and left-arm bowler.[1] In his second first-class match, 17 years after his first, he took 3 for 14 off 9 overs in the second innings to help Transvaal to an innings victory over Orange Free State in the 1920–21 Currie Cup.[3] At the age of 43 he scored 58, the highest score on either side in the two-day match, for a Pretoria side against S. B. Joel's XI, a team consisting largely of English Test cricketers, in November 1924.[4][5][6]
Newnham was educated at Cranleigh School in England.[1] He served as an officer in the Cape Corps in World War I.[7] He married Constance Vera Lofthouse in Pretoria in March 1910; they had several children.[8]
References
- ^ "Cyril Newnham". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Lewis Newnham". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Transvaal v Orange Free State 1920–21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Pretoria v SB Joel's XI 1924–25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Cricket: Match in South Africa: Mr Joel's XI v Pretoria". The Scotsman. 27 November 1924. p. 11. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ "Cricket: Mr J. B. Joel's XI [sic] v Pretoria: Rain Intervenes". The Scotsman. 28 November 1924. p. 10. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ "Cape Corps". London Gazette. 5 June 1918.
- ^ "Lewis Cyril Ashby Newnham". Ancestry. Retrieved 17 December 2020.