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. Following this score Bean was given a contract with Yorkshire until the end of the 2023 season. He scored 61 on his List-A debut for Yorkshire against Kent in the Royal London Cup on 19 August 2022. 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. 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.
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.