William Finney

William Finney

Personal information
Full name	William Finney
Born	13 August 1866 Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died	8 May 1927 (aged 60) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm slow Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 29 Batting average 7.25 100s/50s –/– Top score 14* Balls bowled 180 Wickets 3 Bowling average 41.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/7 Catches/stumpings –/–
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

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Finney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Finney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Finney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

External links

• William Finney at ESPNcricinfo
• William Finney at CricketArchive