Thomas Newburn

Thomas Newburn (10 August 1918 26 July 2003) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Thomas Newburn
Personal information
Full nameThomas Newburn
Born10 August 1918
Belfast, Ireland
Died26 July 2003(2003-07-26) (aged 84)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 12
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 168
Wickets 3
Bowling average 10.33
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/23
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2018

Newburn was born at Belfast and played his early club cricket for the Central Presbyterian Association Cricket Club.[1] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Belfast in 1949.[2] Batting twice during the match, Newburn was dismissed in Ireland's first-innings for 8 runs by George Youngson, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by William Edward. He took also took three wickets in the match, dismissing James Taylor, William Laidlaw and Robert McLaren in Scotland's second-innings.[3] He later played his club cricket for Woodvale.[1] He died at Belfast in July 2003.

References

  1. "Player profile: Thomas Newburn". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Newburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. "Ireland v Scotland, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
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