Researching Leonard Newbery
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 862 people with the Newbery surname? In that year Newbery was ranked number 2721 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Leonard means "like a lion" and is of Teutonic origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1184 people with the Newbery surname in the UK? Newbery is now ranked number 2945 for popularity in the UK. |
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Leonard Newbery
Arthur Leonard Newbery (6 January 1905 – 17 December 1976) was an English cricketer. Newbery was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Battle, Sussex.
Newbery made his first-class debut for Sussex against Cambridge University in 1925. He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex in that season, against Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire. In his three first-class matches, he scored a total of 58 runs at an average of 11.60, with a high score of 50 not out, which he made on debut against Cambridge University.
He died at Ightham, Kent on 17 December 1976.
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