Graham Anthony Newdick (11 January 1949 – 25 August 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington between 1970 and 1981.[2]
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| Full name | Graham Anthony Newdick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1949 Lower Hutt, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 2020 (aged 71) Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1970/71–1980/81 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opening batsman, Newdick's most successful season was his first, in 1970–71.[3] He scored 404 runs in the Plunket Shield at an average of 50.50, forming a productive opening partnership for Wellington with Bruce Murray, and hitting his highest score, 143 against Auckland.[4] He was a consistent run-scorer for Wellington for the rest of his career. He also represented Hutt Valley in the Hawke Cup from 1968 to 1984.[5]
Newdick worked in the construction industry, running his own companies and later playing a leading part in the construction apprenticeship body, BCITO.[6] He was also the cricket coach at Wellington College, Wellington, and St Patrick's College, Silverstream, in Upper Hutt.[7] He moved to England a year before his death.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Graham NEWDICK". Dominion Post. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 270. ISBN 9781472975478.
- ^ "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Graham Newdick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Wellington v Auckland 1970-71". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Hawke Cup matches played by Graham Newdick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "This Week's Speaker". Eastern Hutt Rotary. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Concern over college cricket". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Graham Anthony Newdick: January 11, 1949 – August 25, 2020". Cricket Wellington. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
External links
edit- Graham Newdick at ESPNcricinfo
- Graham Newdick at CricketArchive (subscription required)