Gavin Stevens
Gavin Byron Stevens (born 29 February 1932) is a former Australian cricketer who played in four Tests in the 1959–60 season.
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| Full name | Gavin Byron Stevens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 February 1932 Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 214) | 21 November 1959 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 January 1960 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952-53 to 1958-59 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An opening batsman, Stevens made his debut for South Australia in 1952–53. He scored consistently in the Sheffield Shield in 1956–57, 1957–58, and in 1958–59, when he made 951 runs in the season at 59.43 with three centuries.[1] In December 1958, against New South Wales in Sydney, he made 57 and 259 not out.[2]
Stevens was selected for Australia's tour to Pakistan and India in 1959-60 and played two Tests in each country with a top score of 28 against Pakistan in Karachi, before contracting a severe case of hepatitis. Although he recovered, he never played first-class cricket again.[3]
His older brother Bob was an amateur golfer who won the Australian Amateur in 1952.[4]
References
- "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Gavin Stevens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "New South Wales v South Australia 1958-59". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Gavin Stevens". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Successful Brothers". The West Australian. Vol. 69, no. 21006. Western Australia. 17 November 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 13 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.