David Steele (cricketer)

David Stanley Steele (born 29 September 1941) is an English former international cricketer. Tony Greig picked him for England in 1975 when he was close to retirement from county cricket for Northamptonshire.

David Steele
Personal information
Full name
David Stanley Steele
Born (1941-09-29) 29 September 1941
Bradeley, Stoke-on-Trent, England
NicknameCrime
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 462)31 July 1975 v Australia
Last Test17 August 1976 v West Indies
Only ODI (cap 36)26 August 1976 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1978Northamptonshire
1979–1981Derbyshire
1982–1984Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 1 500 260
Runs scored 673 8 22,346 4,381
Batting average 42.06 8.00 32.47 23.05
100s/50s 1/5 0/0 30/117 1/20
Top score 106 8 140* 109
Balls bowled 88 6 36,693 3,323
Wickets 2 0 623 81
Bowling average 19.50 24.89 28.27
5 wickets in innings 0 26 0
10 wickets in match 0 3 0
Best bowling 1/1 8/29 4/21
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/– 546/– 91/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 July 2013

Steele, who was born in Bradeley, Stoke-on-Trent, was a middle-order batsman. In his eight Test matches, he played against fast bowlers including Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson for Australia; and Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Wayne Daniel and Vanburn Holder for the West Indies. His arrival followed a period of great difficulty for the national team mired in a difficult 1975 Ashes series. It led to the phrase, coined by Clive Taylor of The Sun, that he was like a "bank clerk who went to war".

He was appointed as county captain of Derbyshire in 1979 but resigned after six weeks. He played for the club from 1979 to 1981.

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