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Harry Finch (cricketer)

Harry Zacariah Finch (born 10 February 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club . He is a right-handed Wicket Keeper batsman who bowls right-arm medi...

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Harry Zacariah Finch (born 10 February 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed Wicket Keeper batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. Finch played for Sussex between 2013 and 2020 before signing for Kent in 2021, initially on a short-term contract.

Early life and education

Finch was born at Hastings in Sussex in 1995 and was educated at St Richard's Catholic College in Bexhill-on-Sea and Eastbourne College.[1] His father, Jason, played for Sussex's Second XI and List A and Minor Counties Trophy cricket for Sussex Cricket Board.[2]

Career

Finch was part of age-group teams at Sussex from the age of 10[3] and made his senior debut in a List A match against the Netherlands on 20 May 2013.[4] He was released by Sussex at the end of the 2020 season[5] and played for Kent's Second XI during the early months of the 2021 season.[1] He scored his maiden Championship hundred against Middlesex at Hove in 2018 playing for Sussex.[6]

He made his senior debut for Kent following a member of the county's First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19 which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate.[7][8] As a result, a number of Second XI players or "homegrown prospects"[7] were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county.

On 10 August 2022, Finch re-joined Kent for the remainder of the One-Day Cup as cover for a number of players absent due to injuries and The Hundred.[9] He has also played Australian Grade cricket for Yarraville Cricket Club.

Finch was instrumental in pushing Kent for T20 Blast Quarterfinal in 2025 after scoring 64 from 34 balls.[10] In January 2026, he signed a new contract tying him into the club until at least the end of the 2027 season.[11]

References

  1. 12Harry Finch, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2021. (subscription required).
  2. ↑Jason Finch, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2021. (subscription required).
  3. ↑Howson N (2020) Left in limbo: The county cricketers facing a winter of discontent, The Cricketer, 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ↑"Yorkshire Bank 40, Group A: Netherlands v Sussex at Schiedam, May 20, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. ↑Sussex confirm Harry Finch and Luke Wells exits, The Cricketer, 23 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ↑"Harry Finch Overview". Cricinfo.
  7. 12Club statement: COVID-19 testing, Kent County Cricket Club, 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ↑Kent forced to pick new squad for Sussex fixture following positive Covid test, CricInfo, 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ↑"Batsman Harry Finch back at Kent for the remainder of Royal London One-Day Cup campaign". Kent Online. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. ↑"Muyeye and Finch the heroes with century stand". Cricinfo.
  11. ↑"Finch extends Kent contract until 2027". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2026.