Stanley Proffitt

Stanley Proffitt (8 October 1910 – 3 January 1999) was an English cricketer. Proffitt was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Oldham, Lancashire.

Despite being born in Lancashire, it was for Essex that he made his first-class debut for against Sussex in the 1937 County Championship. He made six further first-class appearances in that season, the last of which came against Gloucestershire. In his seven first-class matches, he scored 170 runs at a batting average of 12.14, with a high score of 39.

Outside of cricket, he represented England at table tennis. He died at Middleton, Lancashire, on 3 January 1999.