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Bill McCoy
Personal information
Full name
Alan Winston McCoy
Born(1906-01-13)13 January 1906
Geraldine, New Zealand
Died1 January 1980(1980-01-01) (aged 73)
Auckland, New Zealand
NicknameBill
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929/30–1936/37Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 228
Batting average 15.20
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 68*
Balls bowled 1,004
Wickets 18
Bowling average 31.88
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/43
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 June 2023

Alan Winston "Bill" McCoy (13 January 1906 – 1 January 1980) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Auckland between 1929 and 1937.[1][2]

McCoy was a lower-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. His highest first-class score was 68 not out against Wellington in the Plunket Shield in 1929-30, when he add 100 for the ninth wicket with Mal Matheson.[3] His best bowling figures were 3 for 43 against Wellington in December 1931.[4]

McCoy was educated at Auckland Grammar School.[5] He served as a sergeant with the New Zealand Army in the Second World War, and was taken prisoner by the Germans.[6] He became a bank manager in Auckland.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bill McCoy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Bill McCoy". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Wellington v Auckland 1929-30". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Wellington v Auckland 1931-32". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ^ Tony McCarron, New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64 – 2010, ACS, Cardiff, 2010, p. 83.
  6. ^ "Alan Winston McCoy". Online Cenotaph. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. ^ "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls 1966 Remuera". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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