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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.

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

• 1866 births
• 1927 deaths
• People from Newtown, Powys
• Sportspeople from Powys
• Welsh cricketers
• Leicestershire cricketers