Stephen Adshead

Stephen John Adshead (born 29 January 1980 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is an English first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper who, in nearly 10 years as a first-class cricketer, played for Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire and Worcestershire.

Steve Adshead

Personal information
Full name	Stephen John Adshead
Born	(1980-01-29) 29 January 1980 Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010-2013	Herefordshire
2010	Derbyshire
2004-2009	Gloucestershire (squad no. 6)
2003	Shropshire
2003	Worcestershire
2001	Leicestershire Cricket Board
2000-2002	Leicestershire
1999	Herefordshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 77 104 49 Runs scored 3304 1580 424 Batting average 31.46 22.89 16.30 100s/50s 3/17 0/8 0/1 Top score 156* 87 81 Catches/stumpings 205/15 109/31 18/17
Source: Cricinfo, 28 April 2024

Adshead's first-class best of 156 not out came against Essex in 2009.

He was released by Gloucestershire at the end of the 2009 season , having played 70 of his 77 first-class games for the county. In all he scored 3304 runs, including 3 hundreds, at 32.05 and took 205 catches and completed 15 stumpings. He scored 1580 runs in 104 list A one-day matches, taking 109 catches and 31 stumpings. He also played 49 Twenty20 matches.

Adshead recorded a score of 240* coming from just 169 deliveries on Saturday 5 May 2012 playing for Astwood Bank 1st XI.