| Sidney Stanley | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg-spin |
| Club1: | Transvaal |
| Year1: | 1959–60 to 1960–61 |
| Club2: | North Eastern Transvaal |
| Year2: | 1962–63 to 1963–64 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 70 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.11 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 16 |
| Deliveries1: | 2927 |
| Wickets1: | 49 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 31.42 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/60 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/0 |
| Date: | 29 August 2017 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3226/3226.html CricketArchive |
Sidney Stanley (born 14 December 1933) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1959 to 1964.
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]