Scott Newman
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Scott Alexander Newman is an English
cricket
er, who was educated at Trinity School of John Whitgift
. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
An opening batsman, his first class debut (for Surrey
) in 2002 against Hampshire
was sealed with an innings of 99, followed by an innings of 183 in the next match against Leicestershire
. He was selected in 2003/04 to attend the ECB national academy and toured subsequently to India
.
In May 2005, he made history as the first Surrey
player to hit consecutive innings of a century and a double century in the same game, against Glamorgan
.
In 2009, he spent time on loan at Nottinghamshire
before leaving Surrey at the end of the season to join traditional rivals Middlesex
.
He is quite a defensive opening bat, who has not excelled in one day cricket in the same way that he has in the longer form of the game.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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 was educated at Trinity School of John Whitgift
Trinity School of John Whitgift
The Trinity School of John Whitgift, usually referred to as Trinity School, is a British independent boys' day school with a co-educational Sixth Form, located in Shirley Park, Croydon. The current building was constructed in 1965 on the site of the former Shirley Hotel...
. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
An opening batsman, his first class debut (for Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
) in 2002 against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
was sealed with an innings of 99, followed by an innings of 183 in the next match against 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....
. He was selected in 2003/04 to attend the ECB national academy and toured subsequently to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
In May 2005, he made history as the first Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
player to hit consecutive innings of a century and a double century in the same game, against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan 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 Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
.
In 2009, he spent time on loan at Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
before leaving Surrey at the end of the season to join traditional rivals Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
.
He is quite a defensive opening bat, who has not excelled in one day cricket in the same way that he has in the longer form of the game.
External links
- Scott Newman at ECB