Born in Lepton, Huddersfield, Stringer played one match for the Yorkshire Second XI in 1902, taking four wickets against Surrey II, but it was only seven years later that he made his solitary first-class appearance, for Worcestershire against Lancashire at Amblecote.
Stringer, a cricketer from Lepton, Huddersfield, had one match for Yorkshire Second XI in 1902, taking four wickets against Surrey II, but it wasn't until seven years later that he made his only first-class appearance, playing for Worcestershire against Lancashire at Amblecote.