Harold Stephenson

Harold Stephenson
Personal information
Full name
Harold William Stephenson
Born(1920-07-18)18 July 1920
Haverton Hill, County Durham, England
Died23 April 2008(2008-04-23) (aged 87)
England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1944–1947Durham
1948–1964Somerset
1965–1968Dorset
First-class debut5 May 1948 Somerset v Glamorgan
Last First-class23 May 1964 Somerset v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 463 2
Runs scored 13195 20
Batting average 20.08 10.00
100s/50s 7/45 0/0
Top score 147* 16
Balls bowled 140
Wickets 1
Bowling average 135.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/0 –/–
Catches/stumpings 746/334 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2009

Harold William Stephenson (18 July 1920 – 23 April 2008) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset. He captained Somerset from 1960 until his retirement in 1964.

Stephenson is easily the most successful wicket-keeper in history for Somerset, and is the county's only cricketer to have taken 1000 dismissals. He also holds the county record for the most stumpings in a season as well as most catches in a season.