David Stiff

David Stiff (born 20 October 1984 in Dewsbury) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He went to school at Silcoates School, Wakefield but later moved to Batley Grammar School.

David Stiff
Personal information
Full name
David Alexander Stiff
Born (1984-10-20) 20 October 1984
Dewsbury, England
NicknameStifler
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2003Yorkshire
2004–2006Kent
2006–2007Leicestershire
2008–2010Somerset (squad no. 18)
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 20 1
Runs scored 321
Batting average 22.92
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 49
Balls bowled 2578 30
Wickets 43 1
Bowling average 44.32 27.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/91 1/27
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 June 2010

The former-Yorkshire fast bowler made headlines for a spell of bowling against Uganda of 4 for 7,[1] identical to fellow bowler Tim Bresnan.

In 2004 Stiff decided to leave Yorkshire amid a lot of interest from other counties. He apparently had interest from a dozen counties and took the opportunity to play for Kent. He toured Australia with the Under-17s in 2001, and with the Under-19s in 2003, also playing in the Under-19s World Cup in Bangladesh.

In 2007, Stiff was released by Kent and went to Leicestershire. At the start of the 2009 season Stiff joined Somerset on a two-month trial and on 14 May 2009 he accepted an extension to his contract which would last until the end of that season. In August 2010, Somerset's Director of Cricket, Brian Rose announced that Stiff's contract would not be renewed for the 2011 season.[2]

References

  1. "England overwhelm Uganda". cricinfo.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. "Somerset Release Three Players". Somerset County Cricket Club. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.


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