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About Keith Stevenson (cricketer)
- Keith Stevenson (born 6 October 1950) is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1974 to 1977 and for Hampshire from 1978 to 1984. Stevenson was born in Derby.
- His involvement in cricket began when he was scorer for his father's team before he began playing alongside him at his cricket club.
- In 1968 he was playing for Derbyshire Old Juniors and made the Second XI in 1969.
- He played for the Derbyshire under 25s in 1972, while appearing for the Second XI.
- He was meanwhile employed by Rolls Royce Limited in Derby.Stevenson played for Derbyshire in the Benson & Hedges Cup and John Player League in May 1974 and made his first-class debut in a match against the Indians in June 1974 in which he scored 25 not out and took 2 for 47.
- In May 1975 he played in a notable match against Lancashire at Buxton.
- It started in sweltering heat and Lancashire were able to run up 477 for 5 and take three wickets for 29 runs before the close of play.
- The next day Derbyshire defeated Glamorgan in the John Player League on the same ground.
- However on the Monday the ground was covered by 3 inches of snow and play was impossible.
- The Derbyshire team feared the worst on the Tuesday, for at that time bowlers' run-ups were protected but the wickets themselves were not and they were dismissed for 42 and 87.
- Stevenson took his first 5 wicket innings later that season with 5-65 against Essex.
- In 1976 he took 5-47 against both Somerset and Lancashire and in 1977 took 7-68 against Warwickshire in 1977.In 1978 after considered transferring in the previous season, Stevenson moved to Hampshire who offered him a longer-term contract than his native Derbyshire.
- Hampshire won the John Player League that summer defeating a Middlesex side containing nine current and future Test players at Bournemouth to take the title by 26 runs.
- In 1978 he took 6-73 against Sussex and 5-72 against Surrey.
- He achieved his best bowling performance of 7-22 against Oxford University in 1979 after 5-30 against Glamorgan and before 5-106 against Lancashire and 5-40 against Kent.
- In 1980 he took 5-66 against Worcestershire and 5-86 against Lancashire.
- He took 5-32 against Nottinghamshire, 5-94 against Glamorgan and 5-49 against his former team Derbyshire in 1981.
- In 1983 he achieved his last 5 wicket innings with 5-81 against Sussex.Stevenson was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took 355 first-class wickets and 117 wickets in One Day competitions.
- For Derbyshire he took 98 first-class wickets with an average of 30.58 and a best performance of 7 for 68.
- For Hampshire he took 257 first-class wickets at an average of 29.33 and a best performance of 7 for 22.
- He was a right-hand batsman and played 167 innings in 146 first-class matches at an average of 9.59 and a top score of 33.
- He claimed to have made a century once, but in fact this was while acting as a runner for Brian Bolus.Stevenson left Hampshire in 1984 and followed a career in an estate agency.
- In 1998 he returned to Derbyshire County Cricket Club when he was appointed Commercial Manager for the club, while remaining in the estate agents business for another ten years.
- He was also active on behalf of Duffield Cricket Club.
- Keith retired from the estate agency business in November 2015
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