Alan Winston "Bill" McCoy (13 January 1906 – 1 January 1980) was a New Zealand

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er. He played ten first-class matches for

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between 1929 and 1937. McCoy was a lower-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. His highest first-class score was 68

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against

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in the Plunket Shield in 1929-30, when he add 100 for the ninth wicket with Mal Matheson. His best bowling figures were 3 for 43 against Wellington in December 1931. McCoy was educated at

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. He served as a sergeant with the New Zealand Army in the

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, and was taken prisoner by the Germans. He became a bank manager in Auckland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCoy, Bill 1906 births 1980 deaths New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers People educated at Auckland Grammar School People from Geraldine, New Zealand Cricketers from the Canterbury Region New Zealand prisoners of war in World War II