Stanley Proffitt Explained

Stanley Proffitt
Country:England
Fullname:Stanley Proffitt
Birth Date:8 October 1910
Birth Place:Oldham, Lancashire, England
Death Place:Middleton, Lancashire, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Essex
Year1:1937
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:7
Runs1:170
Bat Avg1:12.14
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:39
Deliveries1:54
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:17 March
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18567.html Cricinfo

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Stanley Proffitt. CricketArchive. 17 March 2012.
  2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stanley Proffitt. CricketArchive. 17 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123. 1 March 2018. 22 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922055935/http://sports123.com/tte/index.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Wisden Obituaries - Stanley Proffitt. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 6 December 2005 . ESPNcricinfo. 17 March 2012.