| Stephen Soames | |
| Fullname: | Stephen Soames |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1826 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England |
| Death Place: | Kensington, London, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year2: | 1850–1853 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 57 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.38 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 11 |
| Deliveries1: | 76 |
| Wickets1: | 28 |
| Bowl Avg1: | ? |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/? |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 2 August |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21338.html Cricinfo |
Stephen Soames (6 August 1826 – 14 July 1908) was an English cricketer and barrister.
The son of Charles Soames, he was born at Stoke Newington in August 1826. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1846. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1850, making six appearances. He made four first-class appearances for the MCC between 1850 - 53, as well as making one appearance for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent in 1851.[2] In eleven first-class matches, Soames took a total of 28 wickets, taking five wickets in an innings and ten wickets in a match once.[3]
A student of Lincoln's Inn, Soames was called to the bar in November 1851.[4] On 6 August 1863 he married Julia Constance Martin (born 1 October 1837), with the couple having four sons. He later served as a justice of the peace for Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire,[4] as well as being commissioned to the Lieutenancy of the City of London in 1892. Soames died at Kensington in July 1908.