George Christopher Newman (26 April 1904 – 13 October 1982) was an English cricketer and all-round sportsman.

Newman was born in Paddington. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was awarded Blues at university in cricket and squash.

George Newman (cricketer)

He represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Middlesex and Oxford University, as a right-handed middle order batsman and as a right-arm medium pace bowler in 73 first-class matches between 1926 and 1936. He scored 2,742 runs at an average of 25.86, with three centuries and took 27 catches. He toured Canada with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

George Newman (cricketer)

A noted athlete, he represented Oxford in the high jump, the relay race, hurdles and squash. He was President of Middlesex County Cricket Club (1963–1976) and the first President of the Seaxe Club (1968-1978). He died in Braintree, Essex, aged 78.

George Newman (cricketer)

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Cricinfo.com

Cricket Archive

1904 births

1982 deaths

Sportspeople from Paddington

Cricketers from Paddington

English cricketers

Middlesex cricketers

People educated at Eton College

Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford

Oxford University cricketers

Presidents of Middlesex County Cricket Club

Free Foresters cricketers

Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers

Gentlemen of England cricketers

H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers