William Finney
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| Full name | William Finney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1866 Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1927 (aged 60) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Finney (13 August 1866 – 8 May 1927) was a Welsh cricketer. Finney was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm slow and right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
Finney made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in the counties' inaugural first-class fixture against Essex in 1894 at the County Ground, Leyton. He made two further first-class appearances for Leicestershire in 1894, against Yorkshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[1] In his three matches, he scored a total of 29 runs at an average of 7.25, with a high score of 14 not out,[2] while with the ball he took a single wicket.[3]
He died at Stamford, Lincolnshire on 8 May 1927.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Finney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Finney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Finney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- William Finney at ESPNcricinfo
- William Finney at CricketArchive