Stephen Booth (cricketer)
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| Full name | Stephen Charles Booth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
30 October 1963 Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 27 July 1983 Somerset v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 24 July 1985 Somerset v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 12 June 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen Charles Booth (born 30 October 1963 in Leeds, England) was a first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1985.
Born at Cross Gates in Leeds, Booth attended Boston Spa Comprehensive School and made his debut as a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler in a Somerset side boasting such talents as Joel Garner and Viv Richards.
In 33 first-class matches he took 87 wickets, with a best of 4/26, at an average of 36.31. He scored 202 runs, with a highest score of 42, at 10.63.
Peter Roebuck nicknamed him 'Heathcliff' in his published diary of a county season.
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