Jack Newman (New Zealand cricketer)
Sir Jack Newman CBE (3 July 1902 – 23 September 1996) was a New Zealand cricketer and business executive.
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| Full name | Jack Newman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1902 Brightwater, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1996 (aged 94) Nelson, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 22) | 1 March 1932 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 31 March 1933 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Newman was born at Brightwater, near Nelson in 1902.[1] He attended Nelson College from 1917 to 1920.[2]
Cricket career
As a cricketer, Newman earned three Test caps in 1932 and 1933 as a left-arm medium-pace bowler, being the first New Zealander to reach Test cricket direct from country cricket, in his case Nelson in the South Island. He played his last game for Nelson at the age of 53. He was a Test selector from 1958 to 1963, and president of the New Zealand Cricket Council from 1964 to 1967.[1][3]
Beyond sports
Away from sport, he was an executive in his family's transportation business, which is now the TNL Group, retiring as Chairman in 1980. In retirement he founded the air charter company Newmans Air which merged with Ansett New Zealand in 1986.[1]
In the 1963 Queen's Birthday Honours, Newman was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to tourism in New Zealand.[4] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to the travel industry, commerce and the community in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Queen's Birthday Honours.[5]
He died in Nelson in 1996.[1]
References
- Lash, Max D. "Newman, Jack". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- Jack Newman at ESPNcricinfo
- "No. 43012". The London Gazette. 8 June 1963. p. 4832.
- London Gazette (supplement), No. 47237, 10 June 1977. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
External links
| Preceded by Bob Wyatt |
Oldest Living Test Cricketer 20 April 1995 – 23 September 1996 |
Succeeded by Lionel Birkett |