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Stanley Proffitt

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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.

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References

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  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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