| Rob Newton | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Robert Irving Newton |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Taunton, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg break |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Northamptonshire |
| Clubnumber1: | 10 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 29 July |
| Debutyear1: | 2010 |
| Debutfor1: | Northamptonshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Worcestershire |
| Type2: | LA |
| Debutdate2: | 19 September |
| Debutyear2: | 2009 |
| Debutfor2: | Northamptonshire |
| Debutagainst2: | Middlesex |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 98 |
| Runs1: | 5,675 |
| Bat Avg1: | 35.69 |
| 100S/50S1: | 15/24 |
| Top Score1: | 202* |
| Deliveries1: | 73 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 107.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/82 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 28/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 45 |
| Runs2: | 1,148 |
| Bat Avg2: | 29.43 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/6 |
| Top Score2: | 107 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 21 |
| Runs3: | 214 |
| Bat Avg3: | 12.58 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 38 |
| Deliveries3: | – |
| Wickets3: | – |
| Bowl Avg3: | – |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 0/– |
| Date: | 30 September |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/253980.html ESPNcricinfo |
Robert Irving Newton (born 18 January 1990) is an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is an aggressive right-handed top order batsman. Newton enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school and was tipped by The Wisden Cricketer as 'one to watch'.[1] He made his Northamptonshire first-team debut in 2009.
Although born in Taunton, he moved from Somerset at an early age to Norfolk.[2] He first recalled playing cricket in the back garden aged four or five. From there he attend Taverham Hall School before boarding at Framlingham College in Suffolk.[3] He made his senior club cricket debut for Swardeston in the 2003 season, aged just 13, scoring five runs.[4] After an impressive schools career which included averaging 94.70 as a 15-year-old at Framlingham and also a double century against the MCC,[5] he was awarded a place on the Northants Academy in 2005. From there he regularly played for Northamptonshire under-17's and then from the age of 19, the second XI.[6] Also during this period, he played for England under-17s and captained Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) under-18s.
Newton made his one-day debut for Northamptonshire aged 19 in September 2009 against Middlesex scoring seven.[7] In 2010 people began to take note of his ability after an impressive performance in scoring his maiden one-day fifty against Essex[8] and decent scores in his debut first-class game against Worcestershire when a lot of others around him failed. He scored his first first-class century against Leicestershire in the final game of the 2010 season.
In August 2012 he achieved the feat of scoring a century in each innings against Derbyshire.[9] His highest first-class score to date came in August 2016, with 202 not out against Leicestershire.[10]
In May 2017, he scored his first century in List A cricket, when he made 107 for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup.[11]