Warrick Francis Sinclair Fynn (born 19 April 1985) is a South African former first-class

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er. Fynn was born at

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in April 1985. He was educated at

Maritzburg College Maritzburg College is a State school, semi-private English language, English-medium high school for boys situated in the city of Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest boys' high school i ...

and

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, before going up to

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. He made his debut in

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for

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against Free State in the 2004–05 UCB Provincial Cup, taking 3 wickets in the match. He later played first-class cricket for Eastern Province between 2006/07–2009/10, making nine appearances. Playing as an

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, he scored 365 runs at an

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of 26.07, with a high score of 104. This score, which was his only first-class century, came against

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in November 2007. With his

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bowling, he took 21 wickets for Eastern Province at a

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of 27.14, with best figures of 6 for 59. These figures, which were one of two first-class

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s he took, came in the same match that he made his century. Fynn also scored List A one-day cricket for Eastern Province between 2006/07–2009/10, making twelve appearances. He scored 182 runs in these matches, with a high score of 89

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. With the ball, he took 19 wickets at an average of 22.84, with best figures of 4 for 30. Fynn later played

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in England for

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between 2017–19, making six appearances in the

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and a single appearance in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fynn, Warrick 1985 births Living people Cricketers from Durban Alumni of Maritzburg College Alumni of Michaelhouse Nelson Mandela University alumni South African cricketers KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Eastern Province cricketers Shropshire cricketers South African expatriate cricketers in England 21st-century South African sportsmen