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William Finney
Personal information
Full name
William Finney
Born13 August 1866
Newtown, Montgomeryshire,
Wales
Died8 May 1927(1927-05-08) (aged 60)
Stamford, Lincolnshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894Leicestershire
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

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  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.
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