Bill McCoy (cricketer)

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]

Bill McCoy

Personal information
Full name	Alan Winston McCoy
Born	(1906-01-13)13 January 1906 Geraldine, New Zealand
Died	1 January 1980(1980-01-01) (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand
Nickname	Bill
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1929/30–1936/37	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 228 Batting average 15.20 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 68* Balls bowled 1,004 Wickets 18 Bowling average 31.88 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/43 Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 June 2023

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]