Stephen Long (sportsman)

Stephen Richard Lawsell Long (born 19 January 1951) is a former English cricketer and field hockey player. In cricket, Long was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk.

Stephen Long
Personal information
Full nameStephen Richard Lawsell Long
Born (1951-01-19) 19 January 1951
Bury St Edmunds, –, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984Dorset
1974–1980Suffolk
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 2
Runs scored 12
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2011

Long made his debut for Suffolk in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1974 to 1980, which included 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1979 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 5 runs by Raymond Bond.[2] He made a further List A appearance against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition.[3] In this match, he scored 7 runs before being dismissed by Colin Wells.[4]

He later played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Dorset in 1984, making 7 appearances[1] and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match.[5] Outside of cricket, he played field hockey for Suffolk, Dorset, England and Great Britain.[6]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Stephen Long". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. "Buckinghamshire v Suffolk, 1979 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. "List A Matches played by Stephen Long". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  4. "Sussex v Suffolk, 1979 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  5. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Stephen Long". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  6. "Player profile: Stephen Long". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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