Background
He was born at Crawley, Sussex.
He was born at Crawley, Sussex.
Newell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Newell represented the Sussex Cricket Board in a single List A match against Hertfordshire in the 1999 National Westminster Trophy. In 2005, he joined Buckinghamshire.
He made his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire.
From 2005 to 2007, he represented the county in 15 Championship matches, the last of which came against Hertfordshire. Newell also represented the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy, where he played 3 matches for the county between 2005 and 2006 against Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
Additionally, he also represented Buckinghamshire in Minor Counties cricket. He also played List A cricket for Wales Minor Counties.