William Harry Findlay MC (1896 – 17 June 1951) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army.
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Full name | William Harry Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1896 British Malta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 June 1951 (aged 54–55) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1920/21 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2023 |
Findlay was born in British Malta in 1896. He was commissioned into the British Army during the First World War, joining the Cheshire Regiment as a temporary second lieutenant in June 1915.[1] He was awarded the Military Cross in October 1916, for conspicuous gallantry and good work during operations; one example cited described how Findlay guided a party of stretcher bearers to wounded men while under heavy artillery fire.[2] Just before the end of the war, he was appointed a temporary captain whilst commanding a service battalion.[3] After the war, he served in British India, where he played one first-class cricket match for the Europeans cricket team against the Indians at Madras in the 1920–21 Madras Presidency Match.[4] Batting twice in the match from the tail, he was dismissed without scoring in the Europeans first innings by T. Vasu, while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by C. R. Ganapathy. With the ball, he took one wicket, that of Vasu in the Indians first innings.[5] He retired from active service in December 1920, retaining the rank of second lieutenant.[6] Findlay later died at Marylebone in June 1951.
References
edit- ^ "No. 29214". The London Gazette. 2 July 1915. p. 6441.
- ^ "No. 29793". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 October 1916. p. 10180.
- ^ "No. 30998". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1918. p. 13190.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Findlay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Europeans v Indians, Madras Presidency Match 1920/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "No. 32160". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 December 1920. p. 12273.