William Findlay (cricketer)

[1] He played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Oxford University as a batsman and wicket-keeper.

Tayler also intended to do the same with the non-striking Lancashire batsman, Harry Makepeace.

Makepeace however was unable to attend a sitting, so Tayler compromised by using Findlay as the batsman.

Findlay had not actually played in that particular match, but he was able to travel to Tayler's London studio as he had just been appointed as secretary of Surrey County Cricket Club after his retirement as a cricket player at the end of 1906.

[3] Findley was secretary at Surrey County Cricket Club until 1920 when he was appointed as assistant secretary to Sir Francis Lacey at the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's; he succeeded Lacey as secretary in 1926 and served until 1936.