William Newham (12 December 1860 – 26 June 1944) was a

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er who played

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for

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. He also played one Test match for

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against

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in 1888.Billy Newham
CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-05-10. He was educated at

Ardingly College Ardingly College () is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, fee-charging Boarding school, boarding and Day school, day school in the English Public school (UK), public school tradition located near Ardingly, West Sussex, England. The school ...

, where he was a member of the cricket eleven. He stayed on there as an assistant master until 1887.Billy Newham
Obituaries in 1945, ''

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''. Retrieved 2023-05-10.Ambrose D (2004
Brief profile of William Newham
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-05-10.

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1860 births People educated at Ardingly College England Test cricketers Sussex cricket captains 1944 deaths Cricketers from Shrewsbury Gentlemen cricketers North v South cricketers West of England cricketers East of England cricketers C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers Gentlemen of the South cricketers {{England-Test-cricket-bio-stub