Dennis Shea

Dennis Shea
Personal information
Full name	William Dennis Shea
Born	7 February 1924; Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	22 September 1982 (aged 58); Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break googly
Relations	Alf Shea (uncle)
Domestic team information
1947–1948	Glamorgan
Career statistics
Matches	3
Runs scored	27
Batting average	13.50
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	18*
Balls bowled	306
Wickets	5
Bowling average	36.00
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	4/68
Catches/stumpings	–/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2010

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.

References

External links

Dennis Shea at Cricinfo
Dennis Shea at CricketArchive

[1] First-Class Matches played by Dennis Shea

[2] First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Shea

[3] First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dennis Shea

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