Ernest Stapleton
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| Full name | Ernest Stapleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 January 1869 New Basford, Nottinghamshire, England |
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| Died | 14 December 1938 (aged 69) Nottingham, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1902 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 23 June 1902 Derbyshire v Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Stapleton (15 January 1869 — 14 December 1938) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1902.
Stapleton was born in New Basford, Nottinghamshire, the son of Ernest Stapleton, a hose trimmer, and his wife Sarah.
Stapleton made a cricketing appearance for the Nottinghamshire Colts against the Yorkshire Colts in 1896. He played in his first and only first-class match for Derbyshire in the 1902 season in a match in June against Marylebone Cricket Club. Stapleton, as an opening batsman, made just one run in the first innings and just two runs in the second. He was a right-handed batsman and played just that one match with a first class run total of 3.
Stapleton made no further first-class appearances but in 1909 played one match for Glamorgan in the Minor Counties Championship.
Stapleton died in Nottingham. His brothers-in-law, John and George Gunn played Test cricket for England, while his nephew, also named George Gunn played for Nottinghamshire for 22 years.
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