Thomas Alexander Findlay (22 March 1918 — 27 June 2005) was a

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first-class

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er. Findlay was born in March 1918 at Rubislaw, Aberdeenshire. He was educated at

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. A club cricketer for

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, Findlay made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at

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in 1947. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by James Boucher in the Scotland first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 19 runs by

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. Outside of cricket, he was employed by the Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank.Bank appointments. '' Aberdeen Press and Journal''. 1 June 1950. p. 6 Findlay died at Perth in June 2005. His brother,

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, was also a first-class cricketer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Findlay, Tom 1918 births 2005 deaths Cricketers from Aberdeen People educated at Robert Gordon's College Scottish cricketers