| Ernest Stapleton | |
| Country: | England |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1869 |
| Birth Place: | New Basford, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death Place: | Nottingham, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Year1: | 1902 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 23 June |
| Debutyear1: | 1902 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | MCC |
| Onetype1: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 3 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 2 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Date: | May |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32995/32995.html CricketArchive |
Ernest Stapleton (15 January 1869 - 14 December 1938) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1902.
Stapleton was born in New Basford, Nottinghamshire, the son of Ernest Stapleton, a hose trimmer, and his wife Sarah.[1]
Stapleton made a cricketing appearance for the Nottinghamshire Colts against the Yorkshire Colts in 1896. He played in his first and only first-class match for Derbyshire in the 1902 season in a match in June against Marylebone Cricket Club. Stapleton, as an opening batsman, made just one run in the first innings and just two runs in the second. He was a right-handed batsman and played just that one match with a first-class run total of 3.[2]
Stapleton made no further first-class appearances but in 1909 played one match for Glamorgan in the Minor Counties Championship. Stapleton died in Nottingham. His brothers-in-law, John and George Gunn played Test cricket for England, while his nephew, also named George Gunn played for Nottinghamshire for 22 years.