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Full name | Robert Henry Newbolt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 April 1833 Brentwood, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 April 1885 Dresden, Saxony, Germany | (aged 51)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 29 September 2018 |
Robert Henry Newbolt (29 April 1833 – 10 August 1885) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Newbolt graduated as an officer cadet in June 1851, joining the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant, [1] with promotion to first lieutenant in November 1853. [2] Promotion to Second Captain followed in June 1858. [3] He played in a first-class cricket match in 1865, when he represented the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Middlesex at Islington. [4] He gained the rank of captain in May 1866. [5] In July 1872, he was promoted to the rank of major. [6] He gained the rank of lieutenant colonel in May 1877. [7] He died in Dresden, Germany in August 1885.
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Full name | Robert Henry Newbolt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 April 1833 Brentwood, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 April 1885 Dresden, Saxony, Germany | (aged 51)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 29 September 2018 |
Robert Henry Newbolt (29 April 1833 – 10 August 1885) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Newbolt graduated as an officer cadet in June 1851, joining the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant, [1] with promotion to first lieutenant in November 1853. [2] Promotion to Second Captain followed in June 1858. [3] He played in a first-class cricket match in 1865, when he represented the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Middlesex at Islington. [4] He gained the rank of captain in May 1866. [5] In July 1872, he was promoted to the rank of major. [6] He gained the rank of lieutenant colonel in May 1877. [7] He died in Dresden, Germany in August 1885.