Bill McCoy (cricketer)
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| Full name | Alan Winston McCoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1906 Geraldine, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1980 (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929/30–1936/37 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan Winston "Bill" McCoy (13 January 1906 – 1 January 1980) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Auckland between 1929 and 1937.[1][2]
McCoy was a lower-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. His highest first-class score was 68 not out against Wellington in the Plunket Shield in 1929-30, when he add 100 for the ninth wicket with Mal Matheson.[3] His best bowling figures were 3 for 43 against Wellington in December 1931.[4]
McCoy was educated at Auckland Grammar School.[5] He served as a sergeant with the New Zealand Army in the Second World War, and was taken prisoner by the Germans.[6] He became a bank manager in Auckland.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bill McCoy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Bill McCoy". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Wellington v Auckland 1929-30". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Wellington v Auckland 1931-32". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Tony McCarron, New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64 – 2010, ACS, Cardiff, 2010, p. 83.
- ^ "Alan Winston McCoy". Online Cenotaph. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls 1966 Remuera". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 16 June 2023.