Geoffrey Stevens (cricketer)
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| Full name | Geoffrey Alden Stevens | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1890 Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 March 1963 (aged 72) Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1907–1930 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
| 1912–1924 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Alden Stevens (17 October 1890 – 24 March 1963) was an English first-class cricketer.
Stevens was born at Norwich in October 1890 and was educated at Norwich School.[1] He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Norfolk in the 1907 Minor Counties Championship.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring South Africans at Stoke-on-Trent in 1912.[3] His second appearance in first-class cricket came the following year for L. G. Robinson's XI against Cambridge University at Attleborough.[3] His minor counties career was interrupted by the First World War, during which Stevens' served with the Royal Engineers, enlisting in March 1915 as a second lieutenant.[4] He was made a temporary lieutenant in December 1915.[5] Shortly after the conclusion of the war, he was made a temporary captain in January 1919,[6] which he relinquished in January 1921.[7]
He returned to playing minor counties cricket for Norfolk in 1920.[2] His third and final appearance in first-class cricket came in 1924 for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring South Africans at Lakenham.[3] He played minor counties cricket for Norfolk until 1930, having made a total of 158 appearances.[3] He was for many years one of the leading batsman in minor counties cricket, scoring 8,625 for Norfolk, which included fifteen centuries and two scores of over 200.[8] He was the secretary of Norfolk County Cricket Club from 1952–61.[8] Outside of cricket, Stevens was a civil engineer and a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[9] He died at Norwich in March 1963.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Teams Geoffrey Stevens played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Geoffrey Stevens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Stevens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 29113". The London Gazette. 26 March 1915. p. 2992.
- ^ "No. 29390". The London Gazette. 3 December 1915. p. 12058.
- ^ "No. 32327". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 May 1921. p. 3987.
- ^ "No. 32324". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 May 1921. p. 3919.
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1963". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings, Engineering Divisions. Vol. 1. Institution of Civil Engineers. 1952. p. 496.