Stephen Coverdale
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Stephen Peter Coverdale was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played for Cambridge University
from 1974 to 1977, for Yorkshire
from 1973 to 1980, and then for Northamptonshire
in 1987.
A wicket-keeper
-batsman, Coverdale won four blues at Cambridge University, and made 46 first-class appearances, scoring 1,245 runs at 18.04, with a top score of 75. He took 41 catches and 10 stumpings, and took a wicket in his only first-class over, which was also a maiden.
He had a distinguished career in cricket administration, before joining a hospitality firm, European Events, in 2005. A qualified solicitor
, Coverdale joined the BBC
as a broadcaster and Head of Department, before being appointed as Chief Executive of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
in 1985, a post he held for a record nineteen years.
He is the father of Paul Coverdale
, a cricketing all-rounder
who was, until 2007, on Northamptonshire's staff.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
from 1974 to 1977, for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
from 1973 to 1980, and then for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
in 1987.
A wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
-batsman, Coverdale won four blues at Cambridge University, and made 46 first-class appearances, scoring 1,245 runs at 18.04, with a top score of 75. He took 41 catches and 10 stumpings, and took a wicket in his only first-class over, which was also a maiden.
He had a distinguished career in cricket administration, before joining a hospitality firm, European Events, in 2005. A qualified solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
, Coverdale joined the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
as a broadcaster and Head of Department, before being appointed as Chief Executive of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
in 1985, a post he held for a record nineteen years.
He is the father of Paul Coverdale
Paul Coverdale
Paul Coverdale is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. Coverdale was born in Harrogate and played for Northamptonshire until he was released at the end of the 2007 season....
, a cricketing all-rounder
All-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
who was, until 2007, on Northamptonshire's staff.