David Steele (cricketer)

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David Steele is a former English cricketer, best known as a gritty middle-order batsman who made a memorable late debut for England in the 1970s and was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1976.

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instanceOf English cricketer
Test cricketer
cricketer
human
awardReceived 1975 BBC Sports Personality of the Year
1976 Wisden Cricketer of the Year NERFINISHED
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award NERFINISHED
Wisden Cricketer of the Year NERFINISHED
battingStyle left-handed batsman
bowlingStyle right-arm medium
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
describedAs gritty middle-order batsman
late-blooming Test cricketer
era 1970s English cricket
gender male
hasRole batsman
occasional bowler
hasWikipediaPage David Steele (cricketer) NERFINISHED
isPartOf history of England cricket
languageOfWorkOrName English
league County Championship NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsTeam Derbyshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
England cricket team NERFINISHED
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableAchievement became England Test player in his mid-30s
successful Test series against Australia and West Indies in mid-1970s
notableFor gritty and courageous batting against fast bowling
late debut for England Test team in the 1970s
occupation county cricketer
professional cricketer
playsInLeague County Championship NERFINISHED
positionPlayed middle-order batsman
representedTeam England NERFINISHED
retired true
sport cricket
sportDiscipline Test cricket
first-class cricket
styleOfPlay courage against fast bowling
defensive batting
testDebutFor England NERFINISHED
testDebutOpponent Australia NERFINISHED
testDebutSeries Ashes series NERFINISHED

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Bedford Modern School hasNotableAlumni David Steele (cricketer)