Anwell Newman (born 10 December 1966) is a South African former cricketer. He played in eight first-class matches for Boland from 1993–94 to 1997–98.[1][2]
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| Born | 10 December 1966 Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Source: Cricinfo, 1 December 2020 | |
Early life
editHe was born in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2]
Inspired by two of his physical education teachers, he studied physical education and biology at Athlone College of Athlone, Cape Town and then technology at Langa Technical School in Langa, South Africa and Cape Peninsula University of Technology.[3]
Cricket career
editNewman is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman.[2] Louis Hartzenberg, head of the VBSCC, said that Newman was an all-rounder, a hard-hitting batsman, and "a swing bowler with immaculate line and length".[4]
He played for Boland under the head coach Bob Woolmer.[2] The first game he played for Boland was against the Transvaal cricket team.[2]
After leaving Boland, he continued playing cricket in provincial leagues.[2] In 2020, he was selected to represent South Africa for the Over 50's Cricket World Cup, a tournament for veteran cricketers.[5] This was the first time he had played for his home country.[2][6] During the apartheid era, which also affected cricket in South Africa, race was a factor in selecting players to represent the country, and he was one of several players on this team, including Rodney Malamba, Mlungisi ‘Lefty’ Ngece, and Nazeem White, that had not been permitted to play for the South Africa national cricket team under the apartheid system.[4][7][8] When Newman was selected for this veterans tournament, he had been playing for the Vredenburg Saldanha Cricket Club for 12 years.[2][4]
He has also played for Paarl Cricket Club and the United Cricket Club in the Western Province League,[2] as well as the Boland Caveliers, the Boland presidents team, and the South African treasury cricket team.[4]
Outside of cricket
editHe has taught technology and civil technology in Vredenburg for more than 30 years, and he is the head of the high school's civil technology department.[2][3] In 2022, he was promoted to the position of superintendent.[3] Planning for a non-cricket career and becoming a credentialed coach were both paths recommended to all players by the Boland's coach Bob Woolmer when Newman played for them.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Anwell Newman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fillies, Avril. "Newman to show cricket skills". News24. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Ludidi, Noluvu. "Ná 31 jaar steeds trots in onderwys". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Harmse, Keanan. "Oldies take on the world". Netwerk24. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Over 50s Cricket World Cup Tournament Squad & Fixtures Announcement". Cricket World. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Cricketers of olden days in action". News24. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Cape Town Ready for Over-50s Cricket World Cup". Cricket World. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Engel, Matthew (19 May 2017). "How South African cricket has changed since England's 1982 rebel tour". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 July 2023.