Edward Wynne-Finch

Edward Wynne-Finch

Personal information
Full name	Edward Heneage Wynne-Finch
Born	9 December 1842 Pentrefoelas, Denbighshire, Wales
Died	7 January 1914(1914-01-07) (aged 71) Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Charles Wynne (father) John Wynne (uncle)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1864–1866	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 24 Batting average 4.80 100s/50s –/– Top score 20 Balls bowled 164 Wickets 2 Bowling average 38.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/68 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2021

Edward Heneage Wynne-Finch (born Edward Heneage Wynne) JP (9 December 1842 – 7 January 1914) was a Welsh first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of the cricketer and politician Charles Wynne, he was born in December 1842 at Voelas Hall near Pentrefoelas, Denbighshire. He was educated at Eton College,^[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club on three occasions in 1864 and 1866, playing twice against Cambridge University in 1864 and against the Surrey Club in 1866 at The Oval.^[3] He scored 20 runs in his three first-class matches,^[4] in addition to taking 2 wickets with his right-arm off break bowling.^[5]

A student of the Inner Temple, Wynne became a barrister after graduating from Cambridge and was called to the bar in 1868. He later added the additional surname of Finch to his surname. He held the office of justice of the peace for both Denbighshire and the North Riding of Yorkshire.^[2] Wynne-Finch died in January 1914 at Stokesley Manor in Stokesley, North Yorkshire.^[6] His uncle, John Wynne, was also a first-class cricketer, while his aunt was Charlotte Godley, a community leader in New Zealand.

References

1. Stapylton, H. E. C. (1900). Eton School Lists. London: Spottiswoode & Co. p. 270.
2. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 606.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Edward Wynne-Finch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Wynne-Finch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
5. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Wynne-Finch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1914". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links

• Edward Wynne-Finch at ESPNcricinfo