Stanley Fenley

Cricket Player

1896 – 1972

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Who was Stanley Fenley?

Stanley Fenley was an English cricketer. Fenley was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break.

Fenley made his first-class debut for Surrey in the 1924 County Championship against Glamorgan. Fenley represented Surrey in 116 first-class matches from 1924 to 1929, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Lancashire in the 1929 County Championship.

In his 116 first-class matches for the county Fenley took 345 wickets at a bowling average of 28.70, with 19 five wicket hauls, 4 ten wicket hauls in a match and best figures of 8/69 against Glamorgan in 1926. In addition Fenley took 51 catches in the field for Surrey.

In addition to playing first-class matches for Surrey, Fenley also represented Hampshire in three first-class matches in 1935, six years after playing first-class cricket for Surrey. Fenley's debut for Hampshire came against Nottinghamshire with his final first-class match for Hampshire coming in the same season against Yorkshire.

As well as playing first-class cricket, Fenley also stood in a single first-class match as an Umpire in the 1927 match against the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.

Fenley died at Bournemouth, Hampshire on 2 September 1972.

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Born
Jan 4, 1896
Kingston upon Thames
Nationality
  • England
Died
Sep 22, 1972
Bournemouth

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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