John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1965)

John Stephenson
Personal information
Full name
John Patrick Stephenson
Born (1965-03-14) 14 March 1965 (age 59)
Stebbing, Essex, England
NicknameStanley, Svenson, Leo
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 541)24 August 1989 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985–1994Essex
1988/89Boland
1988/89Impalas
1995–2001Hampshire
2002–2004Essex
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 1 304 319
Runs scored 36 14,773 7,252
Batting average 18.00 32.39 29.36
100s/50s 0/0 25/78 8/38
Top score 25 202* 142
Balls bowled 23,018 9,216
Wickets 396 270
Bowling average 32.55 26.40
5 wickets in innings 11 3
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 7/44 6/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 182/– 122/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 January 2008

John Patrick Stephenson (born 14 March 1965)[1] is an English former first-class cricketer, who is currently CEO of WA Cricket.

The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, commented on Stephenson's Test match appearance, "by the time John Stephenson was picked in 1989, England's selection policy resembled one of those bingo machines in which numbered balls are blown up a tube at random". Bateman added, "Stephenson, an intelligent, useful all-round cricketer, became player No. 29 used by England in a shambolic series – a post-war record".[1]

  1. ^ a b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 162. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.