Bio

Robert Irving "Rob" Newton (born 18 January 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is an aggressive right-handed top order batsman. Newton enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school and was tipped by The Wisden Cricketer as 'one to watch'. He made his Northamptonshire first-team debut in 2009. In August 2012 he achieved the feat of scoring a century in each innings against Derbyshire. His highest first-class score to date came in August 2016, with 202 not out against Leicestershire. In May 2017, he scored his first century in List A cricket, when he made 107 for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup