Graham Newdick
New Zealand cricketer (1949–2020)
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Graham Anthony Newdick (11 January 1949 – 25 August 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington between 1970 and 1981.[2]
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England[1]
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| Full name | Graham Anthony Newdick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1949 Lower Hutt, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 2020 (aged 71) Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970/71–1980/81 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opening batsman, Newdick's most successful season was his first, in 1970–71.[3] He scored 404 runs in the Plunket Shield at an average of 50.50, forming a productive opening partnership for Wellington with Bruce Murray, and hitting his highest score, 143 against Auckland.[4] He was a consistent run-scorer for Wellington for the rest of his career. He also represented Hutt Valley in the Hawke Cup from 1968 to 1984.[5]
Newdick worked in the construction industry, running his own companies and later playing a leading part in the construction apprenticeship body, BCITO.[6] He was also the cricket coach at Wellington College, Wellington, and St Patrick's College, Silverstream, in Upper Hutt.[7] He moved to England a year before his death.[8]