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Francis Findlay

Francis Findlay

Scottish cricketer

Francis 'Frank' Findlay (4 February 1920 — 16 June 1963) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and rugby union player.

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Findlay was born in February 1920 at Rubislaw, Aberdeenshire. He was educated at Robert Gordon's College, before matriculating to the University of Aberdeen. A member of the Aberdeen University Officers' Training Corps, Findlay was injured during training at Aboyne in July 1939.[1] A club cricketer for Aberdeenshire, Findlay made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1948, against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, and Ireland at Glasgow.[2] He scored 9 runs in his two matches.[3] In addition to playing cricket, Findlay also played rugby union for Gordonians RFC.[4]

He was by profession a schoolteacher, securing a scholastic appointment in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1950, which bought an end to his international cricket career.[5] He had returned to Scotland by 1953 and resumed playing for Aberdeenshire.[6] Findlay was killed in a car accident at Kilmarnock on 16 June 1963.[7] His brother, Tom, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. [1]
    Mr Frank Findlay injured. Aberdeen Evening Press. 6 July 1939. p. 14
  2. [2]
    "First-Class Matches played by Francis Findlay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Francis Findlay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    Frank Findlay fit again. Aberdeen Press and Journal. 8 November 1946. p. 4
  5. [5]
    Frank Findlay for Sudan: Big Loss to 'Shire. Aberdeen Press and Journal. 3 May 1950. p. 4
  6. [6]
    Title bid. Daily Record. 11 June 1953. p. 9
  7. [7]
    Frank Findlay. Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 June 1963. p. 3
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