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| birth_place = Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England| batting = Left-handed| bowling = Batting (cricket)>Batsman, wicket-keeperYorkshire County Cricket Club>Yorkshire2022–present}}| clubnumber1 = 33First-class cricket>FC| debutdate1 = 5 September| debutyear1 = 2022| debutfor1 = YorkshireLancashire County Cricket Club>LancashireList A cricket>LA| debutdate2 = 19 August| debutyear2 = 2022| debutfor2 = YorkshireKent County Cricket Club>Kent| columns = 2| hidedeliveries = trueFirst-class cricket>FC| matches1 = 21| runs1 = 1,486| bat avg1 = 42.45| 100s/50s1 = 4/4| top score1 = 173| catches/stumpings1 = 24/–List A cricket>LA| matches2 = 9| runs2 = 164| bat avg2 = 18.22| 100s/50s2 = 0/1| top score2 = 61| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–| date = 16 May 2024| source =weblink ESPNcricinfo}} Finlay Joseph Bean (born 16 April 2002) is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.

Early life

Bean was educated at Queen Ethelburga's College, York.

Career

Playing for Yorkshire second-XI in June 2022, Bean scored a record 441 runs against Nottinghamshire second-XI. It was the highest individual score ever recorded in the Second-XI Championship, beating the previous highest mark of 322 scored by Marcus Trescothick for Somerset against Warwickshire at Taunton in 1997.WEB,weblink Yorkshire CCC’s record-breaking Finlay Bean one to watch as he makes most of second chance at Headingley, Yorkshire Post, WEB,weblink 20-year-old Yorkshire Second XI batter Finlay Bean hits record-breaking 441, Wisden.com, Following this score Bean was given a contract with Yorkshire until the end of the 2023 season.WEB,weblink York’s Finlay Bean wins Yorkshire contract after his 441, Cricketyorkshire.com, WEB,weblink George Hill, Finlay Bean and Ben Cliff commit futures to Yorkshire, The Cricketer, He scored 61 on his List-A debut for Yorkshire against Kent in the Royal London Cup on 19 August 2022.WEB,weblink YORKS VS KENT, espncricinfo.com, Bean made his first-class debut for Yorkshire on 5 September 2022 against Lancashire County Cricket Club at Old Trafford. He was praised for the assertiveness of his defensive shots as well as the fluidity of his attacking shots.WEB,weblink Fin Bean belongs in the first-class game but the hard graft starts now, The Cricketer, Bean struck his maiden first-class century on the opening day of the 2023 county cricket season, scoring 118 from 149 balls against Leicestershire at Headingley on 6 April 2023.WEB,weblink The Independent, Finlay Bean hits first century of county season as Yorkshire make strong start, Rory, Dollard, April 6, 2023, April 6, 2023, On 11 July, 2023 Bean hit a new career high score of 135 against Worcester. On the same day, it was announced he had signed a new two-year contract with the county cricket club.WEB,weblink 12 July 2023, 11 July 2023, Eight Yorkshire CCC players sign new deals, Richard, Hercock, In May 2024, he hit a new best first-class score, scoring 173 against Glamorgan at Headingley.WEB,weblink The Independent, 16 May 2024, Joe Root and Finlay Bean lead Yorkshire push for victory against Glamorgan, 5 May 2024,

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External links

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