Robert Newbolt
Personal information
Full name
Robert Henry Newbolt
Born29 April 1833
Brentwood, Essex, England
Died10 April 1885(1885-04-10) (aged 51)
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
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.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 21223". The London Gazette. 1 July 1851. p. 1703.
  2. ↑ "No. 21490". The London Gazette. 1 November 1853. p. 2931.
  3. ↑ "No. 6816". The Edinburgh Gazette. 22 June 1858. p. 1225.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Newbolt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "No. 23121". The London Gazette. 29 May 1866. p. 3196.
  6. ↑ "No. 23876". The London Gazette. 16 July 1872. p. 3192.
  7. ↑ "No. 24463". The London Gazette. 29 May 1877. p. 3394.
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