Wilfred Findlay

John Wilfred Findlay (27 November 1891 – 1 June 1951) was a New Zealand cricketer, soldier and businessman.

Wilfred Findlay
Personal information
Full nameJohn Wilfred Findlay
Born(1891-11-27)27 November 1891
Wellington, New Zealand
Died1 June 1951(1951-06-01) (aged 59)
Mount Kisco, New York, United States of America
BowlingRight-arm fast
RelationsSir John Findlay (father)
James Lloyd Findlay (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910-11 to 1911-12Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 51
Batting average 8.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 22 not out
Balls bowled 434
Wickets 13
Bowling average 15.30
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/42
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2018

Family

Wilfred Findlay was the eldest of three sons of John Findlay, a New Zealand KC and politician who became a Cabinet minister and was knighted in 1911.[1] The second son, James Lloyd Findlay, was an officer who served in both world wars,[2] and the third son, Ian Calcutt Findlay, died on active service in the First World War.[3]

Cricket career

Wilfred Findlay attended Wellington College, Wellington, where he played in the cricket team. He showed promise in Wellington senior cricket as a fast bowler of genuine pace.[4] He made his first-class debut shortly after he turned 19, and played four matches for Wellington in two seasons, taking 13 wickets at the low average of 15.30 and at a high strike-rate of a wicket every 33 deliveries.[5]

Later life

However, family and business commitments took him to England in 1912.[6][7][8] He enlisted in the British Army shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and served throughout the war, first with the King's Royal Rifles and then with the Machine Gun Corps, ending with the rank of major.[9]

On 23 December 1919, in Loughton, Essex, he married Miss Helen Blagden Rich of New York. He was working in insurance in London at the time.[10][11] He spent most of the rest of his life in Britain and finally the United States, where he was an executive in the insurance industry in New York.[12]

References
  1. "Findlay, John George". Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. "James Lloyd Findlay". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. "Ian Calcutt Findlay". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. "Touchline" (5 November 1910). "Cricket". NZ Free Lance. p. 18.
  5. "John Wilfred Findlay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. "Personal notes from London". Southland Times. 29 November 1912. p. 3.
  7. "Touchline" (18 October 1913). "Cricket". NZ Free Lance. p. 21.
  8. "Personal matters". Evening Post. 30 September 1914. p. 2.
  9. "On service: New Zealanders abroad". Evening Post. 14 January 1919. p. 7.
  10. "Notes for women". Evening Post. 20 February 1920. p. 9.
  11. "Personal notes". Wairarapa Age. 10 March 1920. p. 2.
  12. "John W. Findlay, insurance executive". New York Times. 2 June 1951. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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