Stanley Fenley
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| Full name | Stanley Fenley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1896 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 1972 (aged 76) Bournemouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1924–1929 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FC umpired | 1 (1927) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanley Fenley (4 January 1896 — 2 September 1972) was an English first-class cricketer who played as a leg spinner for both Surrey and Hampshire, making nearly 120 appearances in first-class cricket. He also stood in one first-class match as an umpire.
Cricket career[edit]
Fenley was born at Kingston upon Thames in January 1896. Shortly after the conclusion of the First World War, Fenley was commissioned into the 5th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment as a second lieutenant in December 1918.[1] He relinquished his commission in September 1921.[2] After leaving the army, he was employed in the Gold Coast in Africa.[3] On leave from his job,[3] Fenley made his debut in first-class cricket as an amateur for Surrey against Glamorgan at Swansea in the 1924 County Championship. He played 22 first-class matches in 1924, finding immediate success as a leg break bowler.[4] He took 84 wickets in his debut season at an average of 19.92, taking seven five wicket hauls.[5] Unusually for an amateur, Fenley turned professional in 1925.[6] Although he could not repeat the success of his first season, he still nonetheless took 62 wickets in 24 matches at an average of 32.14, taking four five wicket hauls.[5] He was earmarked by Jack Hobbs as a future Test cricketer writing for the Weekly Dispatch in August 1925.[7]
Fenley made a further 28 first-class appearances in 1926,[4] taking 89 wickets at an average of 27.59, and once again took four five wicket hauls during the season;[5] Amongst these were his career best figures of 8 for 69 against Glamorgan at The Oval.[8] Thereafter, he featured with less regularity for Surrey, making fifteen appearances in 1927 and nineteen in 1928,[4] taking 40 and 44 wickets respectively, at averages over 30.[5] During the 1927 season, he stood as an umpire in a first-class match between the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force at The Oval.[9] After featuring in eight first-class matches in May 1929,[4] Fenley was struck down with double pneumonia, and missed the remainder of the season.[10] He had recovered by April 1930, but did not feature again for Surrey.[11] In 116 first-class matches for Surrey, Fenley took 345 wickets at an of 28.70; he took five wickets in an innings on nineteen occasions and took ten-wickets in a match on four occasions.[12]
Fenley was living in Bournemouth by 1932,[13] where he played club cricket for Bournemouth Cricket Club.[14] He reappeared, aged 39, for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire in the 1935 County Championship, deputising for the injured Geoffrey Lowndes.[13] He played a further two matches for Hampshire against Derbyshire and Yorkshire,[4] but took just one wicket in his three matches.[15] Fenley died at Bournemouth in September 1972.
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 31184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1919. p. 2393.
- ^ "No. 32546". The London Gazette. 12 December 1921. p. 10118.
- ^ a b "A Bowler of Great Promise": The Thwarted Career of Ronald Lowe". www.oldebor.wordpress.com. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by Stanley Fenley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Stanley Fenley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "This week's cricket at home". Civil and Military Gazette. Lahore. 9 June 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hobbs, Jack (9 August 1925). "Our best young cricketers". Weekly Dispatch. London. p. 12. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Surrey v Glamorgan, County Championship 1926". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Stanley Fenley as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Cricket". Weekly Dispatch. London. 16 June 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jack Hobbs". Daily Herald. London. 24 April 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Stanley Fenley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Trent Bridge game". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 31 May 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hampshire Hogs v. Bournemouth". The Times. No. 46222. London. 26 August 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via Gale.
- ^ "A–Z (F1)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2024.