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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Dennis Shea died at Ormskirk,Lancashire,aged 58,on 22 September 1982.
His uncle Alf Shea played 621 first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1928.
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