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Lewis Cyril Ashby Newnham (13 September 1881 – 20 November 1932) was a South African cricketer. He played in two first-class matches in 1903/04 and 1920/21.

Newnham was a left-handed batsman and left-arm bowler. In his second first-class match, 17 years after his first, he took 3 for 14 off 9 overs in the second innings to help Transvaal to an innings victory over Orange Free State in the 1920–21 Currie Cup. At the age of 43 he scored 58, the highest score on either side in the two-day match, for a Pretoria side against S. B. Joel's XI, a team consisting largely of English Test cricketers, in November 1924.

Newnham was educated at Cranleigh School in England. He served as an officer in the Cape Corps in World War I. He married Constance Vera Lofthouse in Pretoria in March 1910; they had several children.

References

1. ^ "Cyril Newnham". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
2. "Lewis Newnham". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
3. "Transvaal v Orange Free State 1920–21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
4. "Pretoria v SB Joel's XI 1924–25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. "Cricket: Match in South Africa: Mr Joel's XI v Pretoria". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 27 November 1924. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Cricket: Mr J. B. Joel's XI v Pretoria: Rain Intervenes". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 28 November 1924. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Cape Corps" (PDF). London Gazette: 6668. 5 June 1918.
8. "Lewis Cyril Ashby Newnham". Ancestry. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

External links

• Lewis Newnham at ESPNcricinfo

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