| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Finney |
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
| Death Place: | Stamford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow Right-arm medium-fast |
| Club1: | Leicestershire |
| Year1: | 1894 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 29 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.25 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 14 |
| Deliveries1: | 180 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 41.00 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | - / - |
| Date: | 20 January |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13056.html Cricinfo |
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.