Michael Finan
English cricketer
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Michael George Anthony Finan (born 11 August 1996) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed bat and left-arm medium pace bowler.
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| Full name | Michael George Anthony Finan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1996 Tameside, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Leicestershire (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 5 September 2022 Leicestershire v Notts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 20 August 2022 Leicestershire v Notts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
From Dukinfield, Finan had played in the Lancashire system between under-14s to under-19 level, as well as for Dukinfield between the ages of nine and 18.[1]
Career
Finan signed for Leicestershire in August 2022 after a short trial. He had previously played for Cheshire in the minor counties and second-XI cricket for Yorkshire and Northants.[2]
Finan made his List-A debut for Leicestershire on the 20 August 2022 against Nottinghamshire.[3] Finan made his first class debut for Leicestershire on 5 September 2022 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Notts won the match by 241 runs but Finan hit a half-century on debut and his wickets included England international opener Haseeb Hameed.[4] Finan took five wickets in an innings for the first time during his third first-class match, against Middlesex. He signed a two-year contract with Leicestershire on 1 November 2022.[5]