John Steele (cricketer, born 1946) explained

John Steele
Country:England
Fullname:John Frederick Steele
Birth Date:23 July 1946
Birth Place:Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Family:David Steele (brother)
Club1:Staffordshire
Year1:1965–1969
Club2:Leicestershire
Year2:1970–1983
Club3:Natal
Club4:Glamorgan
Year4:1984–1986
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:379
Runs1:15,054
Bat Avg1:28.95
100S/50S1:21/70
Top Score1:195
Deliveries1:39,292
Wickets1:584
Bowl Avg1:27.04
Fivefor1:16
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:7/29
Catches/Stumpings1:414/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:302
Runs2:3,532
Bat Avg2:20.89
100S/50S2:1/14
Top Score2:108
Deliveries2:12,434
Wickets2:293
Bowl Avg2:25.54
Fivefor2:4
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:5/11
Catches/Stumpings2:146/–
Date:11 September
Year:2013
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4665/4665.html CricketArchive

John Frederick Steele (born 23 July 1946)[1] is a former English first-class cricketer for Leicestershire and Glamorgan. An allrounder who bowled left-arm spin, he made 15,054 runs and took 584 wickets in his career which started in 1970 and ended in 1986.

His elder brother David played Test cricket for England.

Steele was one of ten members of Leicestershire's first County Championship winning team in 1975 to have a road in Leicester named after him by the city council. Chris Balderstone, Peter Booth, Brian Davison, Barry Dudleston, Ken Higgs, David Humphries, Ray Illingworth, Norman McVicker and Roger Tolchard were the others.

Notes and References

  1. Playfair Cricket Annual 2010 Umpires Section