Stanley Proffitt
Stanley Proffitt (8 October 1910 – 3 January 1999) was an English cricketer. Proffitt was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Oldham, Lancashire.
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| Full name | Stanley Proffitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1910 Oldham, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1999 (aged 88) Middleton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Despite being born in Lancashire, it was for Essex that he made his first-class debut for against Sussex in the 1937 County Championship. He made six further first-class appearances in that season, the last of which came against Gloucestershire.[1] In his seven first-class matches, he scored 170 runs at a batting average of 12.14, with a high score of 39.[2]
Outside of cricket, he represented England at table tennis.[3][4] He died at Middleton, Lancashire, on 3 January 1999.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by Stanley Proffitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stanley Proffitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Wisden Obituaries - Stanley Proffitt". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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