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Newton made his one-day debut for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] aged 19 in September 2009 against [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] scoring seven.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/204/204655.html Scoreboard: Middlesex v Northamptonshire in 2009] ''CricketArchive.'' Retrieved 25 July 2010.</ref> In 2010 people began to take note of his ability after an impressive performance in scoring his maiden [[List A cricket|one-day]] fifty against [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/8842178.stm Northants downed by Essexs Ravi Bopara] ''BBC Sport.'' 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.</ref> and decent scores in his debut [[First Class cricket|first-class]] game against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] when a lot of others around him failed. He scored his first [[First-Class cricket|first-class]] century against [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] in the final game of the [[2010 English cricket season|2010 season]]. |
Newton made his one-day debut for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] aged 19 in September 2009 against [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] scoring seven.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/204/204655.html Scoreboard: Middlesex v Northamptonshire in 2009] ''CricketArchive.'' Retrieved 25 July 2010.</ref> In 2010 people began to take note of his ability after an impressive performance in scoring his maiden [[List A cricket|one-day]] fifty against [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/8842178.stm Northants downed by Essexs Ravi Bopara] ''BBC Sport.'' 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.</ref> and decent scores in his debut [[First Class cricket|first-class]] game against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] when a lot of others around him failed. He scored his first [[First-Class cricket|first-class]] century against [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] in the final game of the [[2010 English cricket season|2010 season]]. |
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In August 2012 he achieved the feat of scoring a century in each innings against [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Northants saved by another Newton ton|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579243.html| |
In August 2012 he achieved the feat of scoring a century in each innings against [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Northants saved by another Newton ton|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579243.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 September 2016}}</ref> His highest first-class score to date came in August 2016, with 202 not out against [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wakely opens up game after Newton double|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046465.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 September 2016}}</ref> |
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In May 2017, he scored his first century in [[List A cricket]], when he made 107 for Northamptonshire against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] in the [[2017 Royal London One-Day Cup]].<ref name="LA100">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1096037.html |title=Rossington revival secures thrilling tie |accessdate=4 May 2017 | |
In May 2017, he scored his first century in [[List A cricket]], when he made 107 for Northamptonshire against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] in the [[2017 Royal London One-Day Cup]].<ref name="LA100">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1096037.html |title=Rossington revival secures thrilling tie |accessdate=4 May 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Full name | Robert Irving Newton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Taunton, England | 18 January 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2009–2020 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 29 July 2010 Northamptonshire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 19 September 2009 Northamptonshire v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2019 |
Robert Irving Newton (born 18 January 1990) is an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is an aggressive right-handed top order batsman. Newton enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school and was tipped by The Wisden Cricketer as 'one to watch'.[1] He made his Northamptonshire first-team debut in 2009.
Early life
[edit]Although born in Taunton, he moved from Somerset at an early age to Norfolk.[2] He first recalled playing cricket in the back garden aged four or five.[2] From there he attend Taverham Hall School before boarding at Framlingham College in Suffolk.[3] He made his senior club cricket debut for Swardeston in the 2003 season, aged just 13, scoring five runs.[4] After an impressive schools career which included averaging 94.70 as a 15-year-old at Framlingham and also a double century against the MCC,[5] he was awarded a place on the Northants Academy in 2005. From there he regularly played for Northamptonshire under-17's and then from the age of 19, the second XI.[6] Also during this period, he played for England under-17s and captained Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) under-18s.
Career
[edit]Newton made his one-day debut for Northamptonshire aged 19 in September 2009 against Middlesex scoring seven.[7] In 2010 people began to take note of his ability after an impressive performance in scoring his maiden one-day fifty against Essex[8] and decent scores in his debut first-class game against Worcestershire when a lot of others around him failed. He scored his first first-class century against Leicestershire in the final game of the 2010 season.
In August 2012 he achieved the feat of scoring a century in each innings against Derbyshire.[9] His highest first-class score to date came in August 2016, with 202 not out against Leicestershire.[10]
In May 2017, he scored his first century in List A cricket, when he made 107 for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Radd, Andrew. (24 June 2009) Enjoyment for Rob as Test stars fall short Northants Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ a b Cuffley, David. (10 October 2005) "Rob and Bud England's likely lads" Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Individual pupils performing at an elite level framlinghamcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Swardeston v Mildenhall CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Results archive – 2007 schoolscricketonline.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Other matches played by Rob Newton (28) Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Scoreboard: Middlesex v Northamptonshire in 2009 CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Northants downed by Essexs Ravi Bopara BBC Sport. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ "Northants saved by another Newton ton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Wakely opens up game after Newton double". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Rossington revival secures thrilling tie". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2017.