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Harold Stapleton
Harold Vincent Stapleton (7 January 1915 – 24 September 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played a single match for New South Wales in 1941.〔 He was one of only two Australian first-class cricketers to live past the age of 100, the other being Ted Martin.
Born in Kyogle, New South Wales, Stapleton played in a number of minor matches during the 1930s, including for Lismore, Northern New South Wales, and the New South Wales colts and second XI teams.〔(Miscellaneous Matches played by Harold Stapleton (7) ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 December 2012.〕 He played his single first-class match for New South Wales against South Australia in February 1941, the final match of the war-interrupted 1940–41 season. He scored one run in New South Wales' only innings, and failed to take a wicket from ten eight-ball overs, opening the bowling with Vic Jackson.〔(South Australia v New South Wales ), First-Class matches in Australia 1940/41 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 December 2012.〕 Stapleton enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in April of the same year, serving as a corporal in the Australian Army.〔(STAPLETON, HAROLD VINCENT ) – WW2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 7 December 2012.〕
Having served in New Guinea, Stapleton was discharged from service in January 1946, and took up employment with an oil company based in Wollongong. He continued to play cricket with St George in the Sydney grade cricket competition, and finished his career with 2,242 runs at an average of 32.49 and 93 wickets at an average of 17.56.〔(ST GEORGE CRICKETER HAROLD STAPLETON BECOMES OLDEST LIVING NSW CRICKETER ) – St George District Cricket Club. Published 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2012.〕 On the death of Ernie Crossan in August 2009, Stapleton became the oldest living Australian first-class cricketer. Stapleton died at the age of 100 on 24 September 2015. He was the oldest lived New South Wales cricketer, surpassing George Moore's record.〔(Harold Stapleton becomes longest-living New South Wales cricketer ) – Bradman Foundation. Published 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2012.〕
==See also==
* List of centenarians (sportspeople)
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