Dennis Shea

Personal information
Full name	William Dennis Shea
Born	7 February 1924(1924-02-07) Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	22 September 1982(1982-09-22) (aged 58) Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	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

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]

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

Persondata
Name	Shea, Dennis
Alternative names	Shea, William Dennis
Short description	Welsh cricket player
Date of birth	1924-02-07
Place of birth	Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Date of death	1982-09-22
Place of death	Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, UK