Dick Steeples

Richard Steeples (30 April 1873 – 2 August 1946), was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1897.

Dick Steeples
Personal information
Full name
Richard Steeples
Born(1873-04-30)30 April 1873
Somercotes, Derbyshire, England
Died2 August 1946(1946-08-02) (aged 73)
Somercotes, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsAlbert Steeples (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897Derbyshire
1897–1908Monmouthshire
FC debut14 June 1897 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Last FC16 August 1897 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 20
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16
Balls bowled 530
Wickets 9
Bowling average 23.77
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/73
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, April 2012

Steeples was born at Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, the son of John Steeples, a coal miner.[1][2]

Steeples enjoyed a brief first-class career, playing three matches at county level during the 1897 season when the club was short of regular bowlers. He made his debut against Yorkshire, in which he took three wickets, but Derbyshire lost the game by a single wicket. Steeples played just two more times in first-class cricket for Derbyshire, and took four wickets against Nottinghamshire.

Steeples was a right-handed batsman and played five innings in three first-class matches with an average of 4 and a top score of 16. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took nine first-class wickets at an average of 23.77 and a best performance of 4 for 73.[3]

Steeples appeared on a regular basis in Minor Counties cricket for Monmouthshire from 1897 to 1908. He also played various miscellaneous games in South Wales.

Steeples died in Somercotes at the age of 73. His brother, Albert, played one game for Derbyshire during the 1899 season.

References

  1. British Census 1881 RG11 3418/57 p33
  2. He was registered as Richard Steeple
  3. Dick Steeples at Cricket Archive
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