John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1965)

John Patrick Stephenson (born 14 March 1965)[1] is an English former first-class cricketer, who is currently Head of Cricket at Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

John Stephenson

Personal information
Full name	John Patrick Stephenson
Born	14 March 1965 Stebbing, Essex, England
Nickname	Stanley, Svenson, Leo
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap 541)	24 August 1989 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985–1994	Essex
1988–1989	Boland
1988/89	Impalas
1995–2001	Hampshire
2002–2004	Essex
2004–2006	MCC
Career statistics
Competition Test FC List A Matches 1 304 319 Runs scored 36 14,773 7,252 Batting average 18.00 32.39 29.36 100s/50s 0/0 25/78 8/38 Top score 25 202* 142 Balls bowled – 23,018 9,216 Wickets – 396 270 Bowling average – 32.55 26.40 5 wickets in innings – 11 3 10 wickets in match – 1 0 Best bowling – 7/44 6/33 Catches/stumpings 0/– 182/– 122/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 January 2008

The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, commented on Stephenson's Test match appearance, "by the time John Stephenson was picked in 1989, England's selection policy resembled one of those bingo machines in which numbered balls are blown up a tube at random". Bateman added, "Stephenson, an intelligent, useful all-round cricketer, became player No. 29 used by England in a shambolic series – a post-war record".[1]

Life and career

He was educated at Felsted School and Durham University. While an undergraduate he was awarded a palatinate for cricket in 1986.[2] He had a long county cricket career as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler for Essex (1985–1994 and 2002–2004) and Hampshire (1995–2001). He also captained Hampshire between 1996 and 1997.

Stephenson was a One Test Wonder, playing only one Test match against Australia at The Oval in 1989, though later in his career he was twice picked to tour with the England A (to Zimbabwe 1989–90 and West Indies 1991–92).

He was appointed Head of Cricket at the MCC in mid-2004, and thereafter appeared only in a handful of MCC matches. He is responsible for MCC's playing and touring programmes, the strategic management of the playing and practice areas at Lord's, and supervision of the MCC Young Cricketers programme.

See also

• One Test Wonder

References

1. Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 162. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
2. "Palatinates". Palatinate: 21. 20 November 1986. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

External links

• John Stephenson at ESPNcricinfo