Background
He was born and died in Southwick, Sussex.
He was born and died in Southwick, Sussex.
He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Sussex. New made three first-class appearances for the side, in three of the first four games played by Sussex in the inaugural County Championship season. He made his debut against Gloucestershire, and despite being backed up at the top of the order by high-scoring Walter Quaife, New was unable to make much of a dent in the scorecard.
Two further first-class matches followed, New top-scoring in the first with an innings of 43.