Sidney Stanley (cricketer)

Sidney Stanley (born 14 December 1933) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1959 to 1964.

Sidney Stanley
Personal information
Born (1933-12-14) 14 December 1933
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959–60 to 1960–61Transvaal
1962–63 to 1963–64North Eastern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 70
Batting average 4.11
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16
Balls bowled 2927
Wickets 49
Bowling average 31.42
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/60
Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: CricketArchive, 29 August 2017

A leg-spin bowler, Stanley made his first-class debut for Transvaal B in 1959–60. He was immediately promoted to the Transvaal first team for the Currie Cup A Section match against Western Province, and took 5 for 112 and 5 for 60 in a victory for Transvaal.[1] At the end of the season, he was included in trial matches for the South African tour of England but was not selected for the tour. Wisden said, "As a leg-spinner he was considered to have the most natural action this country has seen for a long time," and considered him unlucky not to be selected in the touring side.[2]

He was less successful for Transvaal in 1960–61, and played for North Eastern Transvaal in the B Section of the Currie Cup in 1962–63 and 1963–64, with reasonable success. That was the extent of his first-class career.[3]

References
  1. "Western Province v Transvaal 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. Wisden 1961, p. 876.
  3. "First-class bowling in each season by Sidney Stanley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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