William Newham (12 December 1860 – 26 June 1944) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club. He also played one Test match for England against Australia in 1888.

Billy Newham

Personal information
Born	12 December 1860 Holy Cross, Shrewsbury, England
Died	26 June 1944 (aged 83) Portslade, England
Batting	Right-handed
International information
National side	England
Only Test	10 February 1888 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 368 Runs scored 26 14,657 Batting average 13.00 24.42 100s/50s 0/0 19/74 Top score 17 201* Balls bowled – 1,139 Wickets – 10 Bowling average – 61.50 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 3/57 Catches/stumpings 0/– 183/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 November 2022

He was educated at Ardingly College, where he was a member of the cricket eleven. He stayed on there as an assistant master until 1887.

References

• Cricinfo page on Billy Newham
• CricketArchive page on Billy Newham
• Brief profile of William Newham by Don Ambrose
• Wisden obituary of Billy Newham

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