Michael Newbold


Michael John Newbold is a former Welsh cricketer. Newbold was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born in Cardiff, Glamorgan.
Newbold made his debut for Wales [Minor Counties Cricket Club|Wales Minor Counties] in the 1993 MCCA [Knockout Trophy] against Shropshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Wales Minor Counties from 1993 to 2001, which included 36 Minor [Counties Championship] matches and 15 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Wales Minor Counties against Middlesex in the 1994 NatWest Trophy. He made 7 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 8 List A matches, he scored 203 runs at a batting average of 25.37, with a high score of 35.
He also played Second XI cricket for the Glamorgan Second XI.