Jack Newman (English cricketer)

John Alfred Newman (12 November 1884 – 21 December 1973) was an English professional first-class cricketer who played county cricket for Hampshire between 1906 and 1930, and in the Plunket Shield for Canterbury in New Zealand for two seasons in the late 1920s. He was born in Southsea, but grew up in the village of Bitterne near Southampton. An all-rounder, he came to the attention of Hampshire as a teenager. A right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler, who was able to bowl medium paced outswingers with the new ball, followed by off spin once the shine had worn off the ball. Debuting in 1906, Newman would make nearly 550 appearances in first-class cricket. In these, he took 2,054 wickets and scored 15,364 runs. He formed a bowling partnership at Hampshire with Alec Kennedy, with the pair sometimes bowling unchanged throughout both innings of a match. He had the distinction of achieving the double on five occasions, and is one of just three players to take over 2,000 wickets, but to never play Test cricket.

Following his retirement, Newman spent the English summers between 1931 and 1939 umpiring, with him standing in 220 first-class matches. During the winter months he coached aboard, predominantly in South Africa, where he later emigrated to. He died in Cape Town in December 1973, aged 89, following a cerebral haemorrhage.