Steven Lines Explained

Steven Lines
Country:England
Fullname:Steven John Lines
Birth Date:16 March 1963
Birth Place:Luton, Bedfordshire
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club2:Northamptonshire
Year2:1983
Club1:Bedfordshire
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:29
Bat Avg1:29.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:29
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:2
Runs2:3
Bat Avg2:1.50
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:2
Deliveries2:66
Wickets2:4
Bowl Avg2:10.25
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/28
Catches/Stumpings2:2/–
Date:2 August
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16590.html Cricinfo

Steven John Lines (born 16 March 1963) is a former English cricketer. Lines was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire.

Lines made his debut for Bedfordshire against Buckinghamshire in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1980 to 1990, making 51 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1982 NatWest Trophy. He was dismissed for a single run by Hallam Moseley in Bedfordshire's innings, while with the ball he took the wickets of Peter Roebuck, Ian Botham and Nigel Popplewell for the cost of 28 runs from 10 overs.[3] He made a further List A appearance against Gloucestershire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy.[4] In this match, he took the wicket of Kevin Curran for the cost of 13 runs from a single over, while with the bat he was dismissed for 2 runs by David Graveney.[5]

Lines also made a single first-class appearance, which came for Northamptonshire against Oxford University in 1983.[6] He batted once in this match, scoring 29 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings before being dismissed by Jonathan Turnbull.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Steven Lines. CricketArchive. 2 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Steven Lines. CricketArchive. 2 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Bedfordshire v Somerset, 1982 NatWest Trophy. CricketArchive. 2 August 2011.
  4. Web site: List A Matches played by Steven Lines. CricketArchive. 2 August 2011.
  5. Web site: Bedfordshire v Gloucestershire, 1985 NatWest Trophy. CricketArchive. 2 August 2011.
  6. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Steven Lines. CricketArchive. 2 August 2011.
  7. Web site: Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1983. CricketArchive. 2 August 2011.