Craig Stanley (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

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| country = England

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| fullname = Craig Stanley

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = North Shields, Northumberland, England

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

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| club1 = Northumberland

| year1 = 1991–2000

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| columns = 1

| column1 = List A

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 0

| bat avg1 = 0.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 0

| deliveries1 = 192

| wickets1 = 3

| bowl avg1 = 45.00

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 2/66

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 30 June

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20472.html Cricinfo

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Craig Stanley (born 17 December 1971) is a former English cricketer. Stanley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland.

Stanley made his debut for Northumberland in the 1991 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1991 to 2000, which included 50 Minor Counties Championship matches{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10747/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Craig Stanley|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 June 2011}} and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10747/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Craig Stanley|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 June 2011}} He made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the 1994 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List A matches for the county, against the Northamptonshire Cricket Board and Bedfordshire, both in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10747/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Craig Stanley|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 June 2011}} In his 3 List A matches, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 45.00, with best figures of 2/66.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10747/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Craig Stanley|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 June 2011}}

He also played Second XI cricket for the Essex, Durham and Somerset Second XIs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10747/all_teams.html|title=Teams Craig Stanley played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 June 2011}}

Stanley studied at Durham University, where he competed for the university side.