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{{short description|English cricketer and soldier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = William Findlay
| image =
| country = England
| full_name = William Harry Findlay
| birth_date = 1896
| birth_place = [[Crown Colony of Malta|British Malta]]
| death_date = 7 June 1951 (aged 54–55)
| death_place = [[Marylebone]], [[London]], England
| nickname =
| family =
| batting = Unknown
| bowling = Unknown
| role =
| club1 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year1 = 1920/21
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 1
| bat avg1 = 0.50
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 1
| deliveries1 = 42
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 30.00
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 1/30
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| date = 23 December
| year = 2023
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/william-findlay-28683 Cricinfo
}}

'''William Harry Findlay''' {{postnominal|MC}} (1896 – 17 June 1951) was an English first-class [[cricket]]er and an officer in the [[British Army]].

Findlay was born in [[Crown Colony of Malta|British Malta]] in 1896. He was commissioned into the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]], joining the [[Cheshire Regiment]] as a temporary [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries|second lieutenant]] in June 1915.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29214|date=2 July 1915|page=6441}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in October 1916, for conspicuous gallantry and good work during operations; one example cited described how Findlay guided a party of stretcher bearers to wounded men while under heavy artillery fire.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29793|date=20 October 1916|page=10180|supp=y}}</ref> Just before the end of the war, he was appointed a temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] whilst commanding a service battalion.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30998|date=5 November 1918|page=13190|supp=y}}</ref> After the war, he served in [[British India]], where he played one [[first-class cricket]] match for the [[Europeans cricket team]] against the [[Indians cricket team|Indians]] at [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Madras]] in the 1920–21 [[Madras Presidency Match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13429/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by William Findlay|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=23 December 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Batting twice in the match from [[Batting order (cricket)#Lower order or tail|the tail]], he was dismissed [[duck (cricket)|without scoring]] in the Europeans first innings by [[T. Vasu]], while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by [[C. R. Ganapathy]]. With the ball, he took one wicket, that of Vasu in the Indians first innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10001.html|title=Europeans v Indians, Madras Presidency Match 1920/21|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=23 December 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He retired from active service in December 1920, retaining the rank of second lieutenant.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32160|date=10 December 1920|page=12273|supp=y}}</ref> Findlay later died at [[Marylebone]] in June 1951.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=28683}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Findlay, William}}
[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1951 deaths]]
[[Category:Cheshire Regiment officers]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Military Cross]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Europeans cricketers]]

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