Wilfred Findlay

Wilfred Findlay
Personal information
Full name	John Wilfred Findlay
Born	27 November 1891; Wellington, New Zealand
Died	1 June 1951 (aged 59); Mount Kisco, New York, United States of America
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Relations	Sir John Findlay (father); James Lloyd Findlay (brother);
Domestic team information
1910/11–1911/12	Wellington
Career statistics
Matches	4
Runs scored	51
Batting average	8.50
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	22*
Balls bowled	434
Wickets	13
Bowling average	15.30
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	4/42
Catches/stumpings	4/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2018

John Wilfred Findlay (27 November 1891 – 1 June 1951) was a New Zealand cricketer, soldier and businessman.

Family

Wilfred Findlay was the eldest of three sons of John Findlay, a New Zealand KC and politician who became a Cabinet minister and was knighted in 1911.^[1] The second son, James Lloyd Findlay, was an officer who served in both world wars,^[2] and the third son, Ian Calcutt Findlay, died on active service in the First World War.^[3]

Cricket career

Findlay attended Wellington College, Wellington, where he played in the cricket team. He showed promise in Wellington senior cricket as a fast bowler of genuine pace.^[4] He made his first-class debut shortly after he turned 19, and played four matches for Wellington between December 1910 and December 1911, taking 13 wickets at the low average of 15.30 and at a high strike-rate of a wicket every 33 deliveries.^[5]

Later life

Family and business commitments took Findlay to England in 1912.^[6]^[7]^[8] He enlisted in the British Army shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and served throughout the war, first with the King's Royal Rifles and then with the Machine Gun Corps, ending with the rank of major.^[9]

On 23 December 1919, in Loughton, Essex, he married Miss Helen Blagden Rich of New York. He was working in insurance in London at the time.^[10]^[11] He spent most of the rest of his life in Britain and finally the United States, where he was an executive in the insurance industry in New York.^[12]

References

^ "Findlay, John George". Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "James Lloyd Findlay". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Ian Calcutt Findlay". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ Touchline (5 November 1910). "Cricket". NZ Free Lance. p. 18.
^ "John Wilfred Findlay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ "Personal notes from London". Southland Times. 29 November 1912. p. 3.
^ Touchline (18 October 1913). "Cricket". NZ Free Lance. p. 21.
^ "Personal matters". Evening Post. 30 September 1914. p. 2.
^ "On service: New Zealanders abroad". Evening Post. 14 January 1919. p. 7.
^ "Notes for women". Evening Post. 20 February 1920. p. 9.
^ "Personal notes". Wairarapa Age. 10 March 1920. p. 2.
^ "John W. Findlay, insurance executive". New York Times. 2 June 1951. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

External links

Wilfred Findlay at ESPNcricinfo

[1] "Findlay, John George". Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[2] "James Lloyd Findlay". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[3] "Ian Calcutt Findlay". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[4] Touchline (5 November 1910). "Cricket". NZ Free Lance. p. 18.

[5] "John Wilfred Findlay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[6] "Personal notes from London". Southland Times. 29 November 1912. p. 3.

[7] Touchline (18 October 1913). "Cricket". NZ Free Lance. p. 21.

[8] "Personal matters". Evening Post. 30 September 1914. p. 2.

[9] "On service: New Zealanders abroad". Evening Post. 14 January 1919. p. 7.

[10] "Notes for women". Evening Post. 20 February 1920. p. 9.

[11] "Personal notes". Wairarapa Age. 10 March 1920. p. 2.

[12] "John W. Findlay, insurance executive". New York Times. 2 June 1951. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

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