Dennis Shea Explained

Country:England
Fullname:William Dennis Shea
Birth Date:7 February 1924
Birth Place:Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Death Place:Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Leg break googly
Family:Alf Shea (uncle)
Club1:Glamorgan
Year1:1947 - 1948
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:3
Runs1:27
Bat Avg1:13.50
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:18
Deliveries1:306
Wickets1:5
Bowl Avg1:36.00
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:4/68
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:4 July
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20145.html Cricinfo

William Dennis Shea (7 February 1924 - 22 September 1982) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm leg break googly.

Born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Shea made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in the 1947 County Championship against Warwickshire. He played 1 further first-class match in the 1947 against Northamptonshire and played his final first-class match in 1948 against the Combined Services.[1]

In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 27 runs at a batting average of 13.50, with a top score of 18.[2] With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 36.00, with best figures 4/68.[3]

Death

Dennis Shea died at Ormskirk, Lancashire, aged 58, on 22 September 1982.

Family

His uncle Alf Shea played 621 first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1928.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4634/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Dennis Shea
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4634/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Shea
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4634/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dennis Shea