Sidney William Styler (26 August 1908 – 27 January 1980) was an English

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er. He was a right-handed batsman and

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who played 18 times for

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between 1929 and 1931. He made three stumpings and took 23 catches, but his batting was very poor: he

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a mere 5.36 from his 31 innings. In 1944 he played twice in minor matches for the

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team against

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. Styler was born in

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, and died in

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at the age of 71.

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