John Newstead
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John Thomas Newstead was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played 96 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1903 and 1913.
Newstead was born in Marton, Middlesbrough
, Yorkshire
, England
. An all-rounder
who batted in the middle order, he was selected as one of Wisden Cricketers of the Year
for 1909, when his 927 runs and 140 wickets were a big factor in regaining the County Championship
for Yorkshire the previous season. A bowler of near medium pace, he also imparted the then fashionable in-duckers, or quick off spin.
and Derbyshire
, but he was treated as a batsman and not as a bowler. As a result of the mistake he was not kept on. The turning point in his career was an engagement in Ireland in 1907. In twelve weeks' engagement with Woodbrook Bray C.C. he took over a hundred wickets and his possibilities as a bowler were realised by the Yorkshire authorities.
Newstead made his debut for Yorkshire in 1903, but then was on the MCC
staff until 1906. Playing eight times for the club, he met with moderate results and was not regularly used as a bowler.
His emergence in 1908 was prefigured by an extraordinary analysis of 7 wickets for 10 runs against Worcestershire
at Bradford, on his recall to the county eleven at the end of the 1907 campaign. However, Newstead's great season proved to be something of a flash in the pan, for he took only 151 further wickets. He lost his place before the end of 1909: he averaged only fourteen with the bat, and did not appear regularly again, making his final first-class, and only appearance of the season, in 1913. He played in the Lancashire League after World War I
playing for Church Cricket Club and Haslingden Cricket Club
.
In 1914 he joined Rishton Cricket Club
, in Lancashire, taking 94 wickets at 7.57, and he later appeared for Lidget Green and East Bierley, then on to Church from 1919 to 1921 and finally Haslingden in 1922.
Newstead died in Blackburn, Lancashire
, in March 1952.
English people
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first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played 96 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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....
between 1903 and 1913.
Newstead was born in Marton, Middlesbrough
Marton, Middlesbrough
Marton — officially Marton-in-Cleveland — was a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, which is now within the town boundaries of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Originally, the parish of Marton extended down to the River...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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. An all-rounder
All-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
who batted in the middle order, he was selected as one of Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season"...
for 1909, when his 927 runs and 140 wickets were a big factor in regaining the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
for Yorkshire the previous season. A bowler of near medium pace, he also imparted the then fashionable in-duckers, or quick off spin.
Life and career
He learned the game under the tutorship of William Brunton - a North Riding cricketer of good local repute in the days of the England eleven. He made such rapid progress that aged seventeen he was given an engagement with Middlesbrough C.C. He was given two trials for the county in 1903 against Cambridge UniversityCambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
and 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...
, but he was treated as a batsman and not as a bowler. As a result of the mistake he was not kept on. The turning point in his career was an engagement in Ireland in 1907. In twelve weeks' engagement with Woodbrook Bray C.C. he took over a hundred wickets and his possibilities as a bowler were realised by the Yorkshire authorities.
Newstead made his debut for Yorkshire in 1903, but then was on the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
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staff until 1906. Playing eight times for the club, he met with moderate results and was not regularly used as a bowler.
His emergence in 1908 was prefigured by an extraordinary analysis of 7 wickets for 10 runs against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
at Bradford, on his recall to the county eleven at the end of the 1907 campaign. However, Newstead's great season proved to be something of a flash in the pan, for he took only 151 further wickets. He lost his place before the end of 1909: he averaged only fourteen with the bat, and did not appear regularly again, making his final first-class, and only appearance of the season, in 1913. He played in the Lancashire League after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
playing for Church Cricket Club and Haslingden Cricket Club
Haslingden Cricket Club
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.
In 1914 he joined Rishton Cricket Club
Rishton Cricket Club
Rishton Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at Blackburn Road in Rishton. For the 2011 season their captain is Jimmy Bibby and their professional is Cameron Delport....
, in Lancashire, taking 94 wickets at 7.57, and he later appeared for Lidget Green and East Bierley, then on to Church from 1919 to 1921 and finally Haslingden in 1922.
Newstead died in Blackburn, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, in March 1952.