- Neil Stanley
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Personal information Full name Neil Alan Stanley Born 16 May 1968
Bedford, Bedfordshire, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Domestic team information Years Team 1994–2003 Bedfordshire 1988–1993 Northamptonshire 1987–1989 Bedfordshire Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 21 28 Runs scored 1,019 398 Batting average 32.87 18.09 100s/50s 1/7 –/2 Top score 132 69 Balls bowled 60 354 Wickets – 10 Bowling average – 27.80 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – 3/48 Catches/stumpings 9/– 9/– Source: Cricinfo, 24 September 2011 Neil Alan Stanley (born 16 May 1968) is a former English cricketer. Stanley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
Stanley made his debut in county cricket for Bedfordshire in the 1987 Minor Counties Championship. He made four appearances in 1987,[1] and an appearance each in MCCA Knockout Trophy in 1988 and 1989.[2] In 1988, he played three Youth One Day Internationals for England Young Cricketers, making an appearance each against Australia Young Cricketers, Pakistan Young Cricketers and New Zealand Young Cricketers.[3] In that same season he made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Oxford University in 1988. He made twenty further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1992 County Championship.[4] In his twenty-one first-class matches, he scored 1,019 runs at an average of 32.87, with a high score of 132.[5] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Lancashire in a partnership worth 236 runs with Allan Lamb.[6] His List A debut for Northamptonshire came against Yorkshire in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made fourteen further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1993 AXA Equity & Law League.[7] In his fifteen appearances in that format for Northamptonshire, Stanley scored 103 runs at an average of 10.30, with a high score of 18.[8] He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1993 season.
He rejoined his native county for the 1994 season, playing Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1994 to 2002, making a further 36 Minor Counties Championship[1] and 30 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] He made his first List A appearance for Bedfordshire in the 1994 NatWest Trophy against Warwickshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for his home county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[7] In his thirteen List A appearances, he scored 295 runs at an average of 24.58, with a high score of 69.[8] This score, one of two fifties he made in that format for Bedfordshire, came against Devon in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[9] With the ball, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 30.55, with best figures of 3/48.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Lancashire v Northamptonshire, 1991 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/54/54736.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Devon v Bedfordshire, 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/73/73020.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Neil Stanley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9235/a_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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