Full name William Finney Batting style Right-handed | 1894 Leicestershire Name William Finney | |
Born 13 August 1866 Newtown, Montgomeryshire,
Wales Died 8 May 1927(1927-05-08) (aged 60)
Stamford, Lincolnshire,
England Bowling style Right-arm slow
Right-arm medium-fast |
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. 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, while with the ball he took a single wicket.
He died at Stamford, Lincolnshire on 8 May 1927.
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