P. H. Newby P. H. Newby Percy Howard Newby CBE (25 June 1918 – 6 September 1997) was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. He was the first winner of the Booker Prize, his novel "Something to Answer For" having received the inaugural award in 1969. P.H. Newby, known as Howard Newby, was born in Crowborough, Sussex on 25 June 1918 and was educated at Hanley Castle Grammar School in Worcestershire, and St Paul's College of Education in Cheltenham. In October 1939 he was sent to France to serve in World War II as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps. His
Oliver Newby the 2010 season, Newby was looking to secure a regular place in Lancashire's first team. However, in May he suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, side-lining him for the rest of the season. Oliver Newby Oliver James Newby (born 26 August 1984 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English cricketer who played for Lancashire. Newby is a right-arm fast-medium bowler with the ability to extract bounce from a cricket surface. He is a product of the Lancashire Academy and made his first-class debut for the county in the 2003 season. During his debut season he played against the India