Allan Steel

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A. G. Steel
England cricket team


Personal information
Full name Allan Gibson Steel
Born 24 September 1858(1858-09-24)
West Derby, Lancashire, England
Died 15 June 1914 (aged 55)
Hyde Park, London, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm fast-medium / slow-medium
International information
Test debut (cap 28) 6 September 1880: v Australia
Last Test 17 July 1888: v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
1877 – 1893 Lancashire
1880 – 1890 MCC
1878 – 1881 Cambridge University
Career statistics
Tests First-class
Matches 13 162
Runs scored 600 7,000
Batting average 35.29 29.41
100s/50s 2/0 8/36
Top score 148 171
Balls bowled 1360 31,137
Wickets 29 789
Bowling average 20.86 14.78
5 wickets in innings 0 64
10 wickets in match 0 20
Best bowling 3/27 9/63
Catches/stumpings 5/– 141/–

Source: CricketArchive, 23 September 2008

Allan Gibson "AG" Steel (registered at birth as Alan Gibson Steel) (24 September 1858 in Liverpool – 15 June 1914 in London) was a Lancashire and England cricketer, who was reckoned by some in his day to be the equal of the legendary W G Grace.

His was a stalwart in the Cambridge University side. According to HS Altham, "it was unquestionably A.G. Steel's bowling that made the difference between a good and a great eleven".

Steel, who was known by his initials, captained England on four occasions, winning three times and losing once. His highest Test score of 148 was the first Test match century scored at Lord's. He was president of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 1902.

Three of his brothers Ernest, Douglas and Harold, also played first-class cricket for Lancashire, and his son Allan Ivo Steel played a handful of first-class matches for MCC and Middlesex.

Steel took part in the original Ashes match and is commemorated by the poem inscribed on the side of the urn:

When Ivo goes back with the urn, the urn;
Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return;
The welkin will ring loud,
The great crowd will feel proud,
Seeing Barlow and Bates with the urn, the urn;
And the rest coming home with the urn.

References

See also

Preceded by
Arthur Shrewsbury		 English national cricket captain
1886		 Succeeded by
Arthur Shrewsbury
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