Steven Cheetham
Steven Philip Cheetham (born 5 September 1987) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Lancashire. He was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and attended Bury Grammar School. Cheetham is a right arm fast/medium bowler and a lower order batsman. Before signing for Lancashire, Cheetham played football for Oldham Athletic.
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| Full name | Steven Philip Cheetham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1987 Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Cheeks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2011 | Lancashire (squad no. 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | → Surrey (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Cheetham made his debut in first-class cricket in a match between Lancashire and Durham University in April 2007. A year later, Cheetham played his maiden list A match; on 18 May, Lancashire played Durham. Cheetham took 2/39 as Lancashire lost by six runs.[1] Until his loan to Surrey towards the end of the 2010 season, Cheetham played thirty five list A matches for Lancashire, including one against each of the Bangladesh and West Indies A teams.[2]
On 4 August 2010, Cheetham moved to Surrey until the end of the 2010 season on loan. With limited opportunities to play first-team cricket at Lancashire after a run of injuries, there was a greater chance to play at Surrey who at the time had suffered injuries to their bowling attack.[3] Following an injury to Lancashire captain and bowler Glen Chapple in September, Cheetham was recalled early from his stint with Surrey.[4] In October 2011, the season where Lancashire won the county championship, having been unable to break into Lancashire's first-team due to a serious long term recurring ankle injury, Cheetham was released by the club. He then went on to have one final season with Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
References
- a18986 Durham v Lancashire: Friends Provident Trophy 2008 (North Group), CricketArchive.com, retrieved 30 August 2010
- List A Matches played by Steven Cheetham (7), CricketArchive.com, retrieved 30 August 2010
- Surrey snap up Cheetham, ECB, 4 August 2010, retrieved 5 August 2010
- Hardcastle, Graham (3 September 2010), Lancashire win a thriller, Manchester Evening News, retrieved 8 September 2010