Graham Anthony Newdick (11 January 1949 – 25 August 2020) was a New Zealand
cricketer
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who played
first-class cricket for
Wellington between 1970 and 1981.
An opening batsman, Newdick's most successful season was his first, in 1970–71. He scored 404 runs in the
Plunket Shield at an average of 50.50, forming a productive opening partnership for Wellington with
Bruce Murray, and hitting his highest score, 143 against
Auckland. He was a consistent run-scorer for Wellington for the rest of his career. He also represented Hutt Valley in the
Hawke Cup from 1968 to 1984.
Newdick worked in the construction industry, running his own companies and later playing a leading part in the construction apprenticeship body, BCITO. He was also the cricket coach at
Wellington College, Wellington
Wellington College, is a state-run boys secondary school in Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated in 12 hectares of green belt land in the suburb of Mount Victoria, in the vicinity of the Basin Reserve and Government House. The school was fou ...
, and
St Patrick's College, Silverstream
St Patrick's College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' day and boarding secondary school located in Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. It was established in 1931 when the original St Patrick's College, Wellington that had been establ ...
, in Upper Hutt. He moved to England a year before his death.
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1949 births
2020 deaths
Cricketers from Lower Hutt
New Zealand cricketers
Wellington cricketers
New Zealand cricket coaches
New Zealand businesspeople