Jason Michael Finch (born 27 September 1969) is an English former

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er. Finch played as a right-handed

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, who began as a

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and went on to play

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as a batsman and an off-break bowler. He was born at

Hastings Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...

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Finch played for

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's Second XI, including in fixtures against Oxford and Cambridge University and the Combined Services in 1990 and 1991, and for

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in three List A matches in 2001 and 2002.Jason Finch
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2021-07-11. Growing up, Finch played in all the Sussex age groups and was selected for England under-15 and under-17 sides. In 1998 he played for the British Police. Finch played club cricket for

Hastings and St Leonards Priory Cricket Club Hastings and St Leonards Priory Cricket Club (often shortened down to Hastings Priory) is a cricket club in Hastings, East Sussex. The club is based at Horntye Park, where the 1st XI and 2nd XI play their home fixtures. The club has fifteen team ...

in the

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where he has won seven premier league titles. His son, Harry Finch, has played

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for Sussex and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Finch, Jason 1967 births Living people Cricketers from Hastings English cricketers Sussex Cricket Board cricketers 20th-century English sportsmen