Michael Finan

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.

Mike Finan

Finan in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Michael George Anthony Finan
Born	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 29) Tameside, Cheshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 9 4 7 Runs scored 141 18 55 Batting average 11.75 6.00 11.00 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 58 15 20 Balls bowled 1,020 144 147 Wickets 21 0 7 Bowling average 41.19 – 37.57 5 wickets in innings 1 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 Best bowling 5/58 – 3/39 Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 6/–
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]