William Dennis Shea (7 February 1924 - 22 September 1982) was a

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er. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm

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, Shea made his first-class debut for

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. In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 27 runs at a batting average of 13.50, with a top score of 18 *. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a

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of 36.00, with best figures 4/68.First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dennis Shea
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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

External links

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