Martin Stephenson

Martin Graham Stephenson (born 25 March 1949) is a former English cricketer. Stephenson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire.

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Martin Stephenson
Personal information
Full name
Martin Graham Stephenson
Born (1949-03-25) 25 March 1949
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–1993Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 7
Runs scored 15
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8*
Balls bowled 334
Wickets 3
Bowling average 72.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/42
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2011

Stephenson made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. This marked the beginning of a 21-year career with the county, in which he played 107 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and following its introduction in 1983, nineteen MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which came against Bedfordshire in 1993.[2]

It was in the 1972 Gillette Cup that he made his debut in List A cricket for the county against Buckinghamshire. From 1972 to 1992, he represented Cambridgeshire in 7 List A matches, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1992 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his twenty-year List A spell, he scored 15 runs at a batting average of 5.00, with a high score of 8 not out.[4] With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 72.00, with best figures of 1/42.[5]

Stephenson currently serves on the Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club Committee.[6]

References
  1. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Martin Stephenson
  2. Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Martin Stephenson
  3. List A Matches played by Martin Stephenson
  4. List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Stephenson
  5. List A Bowling For Each Team by Martin Stephenson
  6. Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club Club Officials Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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