Stanley Fenley

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 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 (Territorial Force) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, as a second lieutenant in December 1918. He relinquished his commission in September 1921. After leaving the British Army, he was employed in the Gold Coast in Africa. On leave from his job, He took 84 wickets in his debut season at an average of 19.92, taking seven five wicket hauls. Unusually for an amateur, Fenley turned professional in 1925. 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.

Fenley made a further 28 first-class appearances in 1926, Thereafter, he featured with less regularity for Surrey, making fifteen appearances in 1927 and nineteen in 1928, After featuring in eight first-class matches in May 1929, He had recovered by April 1930, but did not feature again for Surrey. 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.

Fenley was living in Bournemouth by 1932, where he played club cricket for Bournemouth Cricket Club. He reappeared, aged 39, for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire in the 1935 County Championship, deputising for the injured Geoffrey Lowndes. Fenley died at Bournemouth in September 1972.