Hewson was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He played five tour matches in England, Scotland and Italy in 1979, but was not selected for the tests, as coach Eric Watson did not regard him highly. Hewson successfully converted the penalty and sealed a famous New Zealand victory in the series. He was dropped in favour of
Robbie Deans when he was only 6 points short of
Don Clarke's point scoring record. He also played
cricket, and was selected as a
Wicketkeeper/batsman for Wellington for one first-class season. ==Current career==