Alfred Newcomb

Alfred Edwin Newcomb (20 November 1873 – 4 February 1932) was an English cricketer. Newcomb was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm slow and right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

Alfred Newcomb
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Edwin Newcomb
Born20 November 1873
Market Harborough,
Leicestershire, England
Died4 February 1932(1932-02-04) (aged 58)
Market Harborough,
Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Balls bowled 156
Wickets 1
Bowling average 74.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/26
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2013

Newcomb made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Hampshire in the 1911 County Championship at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth.[1] In Hampshire's first-innings of 145 all out, Newcomb bowled ten overs which conceded 26 runs, while taking a single wicket, that of Jimmy Stone. In Leicestershire's first-innings of 182 all out, he was run out for a single run. He bowled sixteen wicketless overs in Hampshire's second-innings, which conceded 48 runs. He was again run out in Leicestershire's second-innings, this time for a duck, with Hampshire winning what was his only first-class appearance by 108 runs.[2]

He died at the town of his birth on 4 February 1932.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Newcomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. "Hampshire v Leicestershire, 1911 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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