Edward Stanley (cricketer)

Edward Stanley
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Personal information
Full name
Edward Stanley
Born(1852-06-29)29 June 1852
Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England
Died7 April 1896(1896-04-07) (aged 43)
Accra, Gold Coast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884Somerset County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2019

Major Edward Stanley (29 June 1852 – 7 April 1896) was an English military officer who played one first-class cricket match for Somerset County Cricket Club as an emergency stand-in in 1884. Somerset had arrived in Manchester a player short for their fixture against Lancashire, and had to seek special permission to include Stanley in their team. Stanley lived in Manchester, but had been born in Somerset, and thus qualified for the county. His only first-class appearance was not successful; he did not bowl, and scored no runs in either innings of the match.