Stanley Proffitt
Personal information
Full name
Stanley Proffitt
Born(1910-10-08)8 October 1910
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died3 January 1999(1999-01-03) (aged 88)
Middleton, Lancashire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 170
Batting average 12.14
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 39
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2012

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.

See also

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Stanley Proffitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stanley Proffitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. "Wisden Obituaries - Stanley Proffitt". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2012.


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