Stephen Wall (cricketer)

Stephen Wall (born 10 December 1959) is a former English cricketer. Wall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Ulverston, Lancashire.

Stephen Wall
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Wall
Born (1959-12-10) 10 December 1959 (age 64)
Ulverston, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–1993Cumberland
1984–1985Warwickshire
1983Cumberland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 19 13
Runs scored 175 26
Batting average 10.93 6.50
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 28 11
Balls bowled 2,651 638
Wickets 37 10
Bowling average 41.02 47.60
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/59 3/24
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2011

Wall made his debut in county cricket for Cumberland in the 1983 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire, making five further appearances in that season's competition,[1] before joining Warwickshire for the 1984 season. He made his debut for Warwickshire in that season's County Championship against Leicestershire. He made eighteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1985 County Championship.[2] In his nineteen first-class matches, he took a total of 37 wickets at an average of 41.02, with best figures of 4/59.[3] With the bat he scored 175, which came at a batting average of 10.93, with a high score of 28.[4] He made his List A debut in the 1984 John Player Special League against Sussex. He nine further List A appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the 1985 John Player Special League.[5] In his nine appearances, he took 7 wickets at an average of 48.00, with best figures of 2/31.[6] He left Warwickshire at the end of the 1985 season.

He rejoined Cumberland in 1987, between then and 1993 he made 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[7] He also made three List A appearances for Cumberland, against Sussex in the 1987 NatWest Trophy, Worcestershire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy and Lancashire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[5] In his three List A appearances for the county, he took 3 wickets at an average of 46.66, with best figures of 3/24.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Stephen Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Stephen Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Stephen Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Stephen Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  6. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Stephen Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Stephen Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

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