John Steele (cricketer, born 1946)

John Frederick Steele (born 23 July 1946)[1] is a former English first-class cricketer for Leicestershire and Glamorgan. An allrounder who bowled left-arm spin, he made 15,054 runs and took 584 wickets in his career which started in 1970 and ended in 1986.

John Steele
Personal information
Full name
John Frederick Steele
Born (1946-07-23) 23 July 1946 (age 78)
Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RelationsDavid Steele (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–1969Staffordshire
1970–1983Leicestershire
1973/74–1977/78Natal
1984–1986Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 379 302
Runs scored 15,054 3,532
Batting average 28.95 20.89
100s/50s 21/70 1/14
Top score 195 108*
Balls bowled 39,292 12,434
Wickets 584 293
Bowling average 27.04 25.54
5 wickets in innings 16 4
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/29 5/11
Catches/stumpings 414/– 146/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 September 2013

His elder brother David played Test cricket for England.

Steele was one of ten members of Leicestershire's first County Championship winning team in 1975 to have a road in Leicester named after him by the city council. Chris Balderstone, Peter Booth, Brian Davison, Barry Dudleston, Ken Higgs, David Humphries, Ray Illingworth, Norman McVicker and Roger Tolchard were the others.

References

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  1. ^ Playfair Cricket Annual 2010 Umpires Section
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