John Steele (cricketer, born 1905)

John William Jackson Steele (30 July 1905 29 March 1990) was an English first-class cricketer. Steele was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.

John Steele
Personal information
Full nameJohn William Jackson Steele
Born(1905-07-30)30 July 1905
Wistaston, Crewe, Cheshire, England
Died29 March 1990(1990-03-29) (aged 84)
Powderham, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19381939Hampshire
19381939Army
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 19
Runs scored 434
Batting average 16.69
100s/50s /
Top score 44
Balls bowled 3,672
Wickets 66
Bowling average 25.90
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/62
Catches/stumpings 9/
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2009

Steele first represented Hampshire while staying in Winchester as an Army Chaplain, having made a name playing for the Army cricket team. Steele made his first-class debut against Gloucestershire, a match in which he scored his highest first-class score of 44. During the same year Steele played for Hampshire against the touring Australians, who featured the great Don Bradman.

Steele would represent Hampshire in seventeen first-class matches until July 1939, with his final first-class match coming against Northamptonshire. Steele was a handy lower order batsman, scoring 406 runs at an average of 16.91. With his medium pace Steele took 57 wickets at an average of 26.64 with best bowling figures of 6-62.

Steele also represented the Army in two first-class matches against Oxford University in 1938 and Cambridge University in 1939.

With the onset of the Second World War first-class cricket was stopped, bringing an end to Steele's career.


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