| Full Name: | Samuel James Staples | |
| Born: | 18 September 1892 in Newstead Colliery, Nottinghamshire, England | |
| Died: | 4 June 1950 in Standard Hill, Nottingham, England | |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman | |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break | |
| Test Debut: | South Africa v England at Kingsmead, Durban - 21, 23, 24, 25 January 1928 | |
| Last Test: | South Africa v England at Kingsmead, Durban - 4, 6, 7, 8 February 1928 |
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | 50s | 100s | 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 13.00 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W | 10 W |
| 1149 | 435 | 15 | 3/50 | 29.00 | 2.27 | 76.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recent scores: | 2, 7, 39, 6, 11 | |
| Modes of dismissal: | bowled (5), | |
| Dismissed most by: | Buster Nupen 2, George Bissett 2, Alf Hall 1, | |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis | Bowling Analysis |
