Tony Steele
CountryAustralia
FullnameJohn Anthony Steele
Birth date13 November 1942 (age 83)
Birth placeWaverley, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, occasional wicketkeeper
Club 1New South Wales
Year 11968-69 to 1970-71
Columns2
Column 1FC
Matches 122
Runs 11168
Bat avg 136.50
100s/50s 13/4
Top score 1158
Deliveries 124
Wickets 10
Bowl avg 1–
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 1–
Catches/stumpings 127/2
Column 2List A
Matches 21
Runs 210
Bat avg 210.00
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 210
Deliveries 2–
Wickets 2–
Bowl avg 2–
Fivefor 2–
Tenfor 2n/a
Best bowling 2–
Catches/stumpings 21/0
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7672.html Cricinfo
Date28 February
Year2016

John Anthony "Tony" Steele (born 13 November 1942 in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales) is a former first-class cricketer who played 15 Sheffield Shield matches for New South Wales from 1968–69 to 1970–71.

Steele was educated at North Sydney Boys High School. A right-handed batsman, he appeared in 22 first-class matches between 1968 and 1971, scoring 1,168 runs at 36.50 with three hundreds against Queensland (158), South Australia (152) and Western Australia (123). He also took 27 catches and, as an occasional wicket-keeper, made two stumpings. He scored 10 in his only List A match. He also played for New South Wales Colts in the 1966/67 season and appeared for a Tasmania Combined XI in a first-class match in 1970/71.

He toured New Zealand with an Australian team in 1969-70, playing three matches for Australia against New Zealand and three for the Australians against domestic first-class teams. His games against New Zealand do not count as Test matches although New Zealand fielded their full-strength Test team.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Jack Pollard, The Complete Illustrated History of Australian Cricket, Viking Press, 1995, p. 437.