Dennis Shea

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.

This article is about the cricketer. For the US Trade Representative, see Dennis Shea (lawyer).

Dennis Shea

Personal information
Full name	William Dennis Shea
Born	(1924-02-07)7 February 1924 Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	22 September 1982(1982-09-22) (aged 58) Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break googly
Relations	Alf Shea (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947–1948	Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC 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

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

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

External links

• Dennis Shea at Cricinfo
• Dennis Shea at CricketArchive