Alf Shea
Encyclopedia
Alf Shea was a Welsh
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Glamorgan
. He was born in Briton Ferry
and died in Neath
.
Shea played his club cricket with Briton Ferry, and secured his chance to play two games for Glamorgan
in 1928. He scored 22 runs in three innings and took just one wicket from 41 overs of bowling.
Shea's nephew, Dennis
, made three first-class appearances for Glamorgan soon after the end of the Second World War.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. He was born in Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The town encompasses the electoral wards of Briton Ferry East and Briton Ferry West....
and died in Neath
Neath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
.
Shea played his club cricket with Briton Ferry, and secured his chance to play two games for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in 1928. He scored 22 runs in three innings and took just one wicket from 41 overs of bowling.
Shea's nephew, Dennis
Dennis Shea
William Dennis Shea was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm leg break googly....
, made three first-class appearances for Glamorgan soon after the end of the Second World War.
External links
- Alf Shea at Cricket Archive