{{short description|Welsh cricketer}} {{For|the American football executive|Dennis J. Shea}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = | image = | country = England | fullname = William Dennis Shea | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|2|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales | death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|9|22|1924|2|7|df=yes}} | death_place = Ormskirk, Lancashire, England | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Leg break googly | family = Alf Shea (uncle) | club1 = Glamorgan | year1 = 1947–1948 | clubnumber1 = | columns = 1 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 27 | bat avg1 = 13.50 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 18* | deliveries1 = 306 | wickets1 = 5 | bowl avg1 = 36.00 | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 4/68 | catches/stumpings1 = –/– | date = 4 July | year = 2010 | source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20145.html Cricinfo }}
'''William Dennis Shea''' (7 February 1924 - 22 September 1982) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm leg break googly.
Born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Shea made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in the 1947 County Championship against Warwickshire. He played 1 further first-class match in the 1947 against Northamptonshire and played his final first-class match in 1948 against the Combined Services.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4634/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Dennis Shea]</ref>
In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 27 runs at a batting average of 13.50, with a top score of 18*.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4634/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Shea]</ref> With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 36.00, with best figures 4/68.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4634/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dennis Shea]</ref>
==Death== Dennis Shea died at Ormskirk, Lancashire, aged 58, on 22 September 1982.
==Family== His uncle Alf Shea played 621 first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1928.
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==External links== *[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20145.html Dennis Shea] at Cricinfo *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4634/4634.html Dennis Shea] at CricketArchive
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