David Newsom (cricketer)

David John Newsom (born 5 October 1937) is an English former first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

David Newsom
Personal information
Full nameDavid John Newsom
Born (1937-10-05) 5 October 1937
Plymouth, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 33
Batting average 16.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2019

The son of Rear Admiral John Bertram Newsom, Newson was born at Plymouth. He was educated at Haileybury College, where he played cricket for the college cricket eleven.[1] Newsom was an acting sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy in May 1960, with full promotion to the rank in that same month.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in June 1962.[3] He played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his debut against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1960.[4] He made a further appearance against Northamptonshire at Northampton in 1961.[4] He scored 33 runs in these two matches, with a high score of 23.[5]

References
  1. "Player profile: David Newsom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. "No. 42636". The London Gazette. 30 March 1962. p. 2604.
  3. "No. 42763". The London Gazette. 21 August 1962. p. 6663.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by David Newsom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Newsom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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