| David Steele | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | David Aubrey Steele |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Caterham, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow |
| Role: | Occasional wicketkeeper |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 164 |
| Runs1: | 3,448 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.01 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/6 |
| Top Score1: | 80 |
| Deliveries1: | 8,573 |
| Wickets1: | 135 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 34.28 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 132/5 |
| Date: | 4 March |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20343.html Cricinfo |
David Aubrey Steele (3 June 1869 - 25 March 1935) was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Hampshire and Scotland. Steele was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow and played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Steele played as an all-rounder.
Steele began representing Hampshire in 1886, the season after Hampshire lost their first-class status. Steele represented Hampshire in 40 non first-class matches until they regained their first-class status in the 1895 County Championship. Also during this time Steele played for Scotland in two non first-class matches against Gloucestershire.
Steele made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1895 County Championship against Leicestershire. Hosie represented the county in 163 first-class matches, with his final match for Hampshire coming against Kent in 1906. In his 163 first-class matches for the county he scored 3,418 runs at a batting average of 13.89, with nine half centuries and a high score of 80 against Leicestershire in 1899. With the ball Steele took 135 wickets at a bowling average of 34.28, with four five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/32 against Somerset in 1897. In the field Steele took 132 catches and made 5 stumpings.
Steele also played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South in 1903. Additionally, in 1906 Steele made his final appearance for Scotland, in a non first-class match against LC Braund's XI.
Steele died at Caterham, Surrey on 25 March 1935.