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Full name | Francis Findlay | ||||||||||||||
Born | 4 February 1920 Rubislaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 16 June 1963 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | (aged 43)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Tom Findlay (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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1948 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 23 October 2022 |
Francis 'Frank' Findlay (4 February 1920 — 16 June 1963) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and rugby union player.
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.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Francis Findlay | ||||||||||||||
Born | 4 February 1920 Rubislaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 16 June 1963 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | (aged 43)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Tom Findlay (brother) | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1948 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 23 October 2022 |
Francis 'Frank' Findlay (4 February 1920 — 16 June 1963) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and rugby union player.
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.