Stephen Moore (cricketer)
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Stephen Colin Moore is an English cricket
er. Moore is a right-handed opening batsman (and part-time right-arm medium pace bowler) who plays first-class cricket
for Lancashire County Cricket Club
. He previously played for Worcestershire
from 2003 until 2009. Educated at St Stithians College
in Johannesburg and at Exeter University, from which he graduated MEng
, Moore is also a keen saxophonist.
in May 2005.
In 2008 he was the first player to reach 1,000 runs for the season, during the course of an innings of 139 against Gloucestershire
. He finished the season as the highest scorer in first-class cricket with 1451 runs. When the Australians toured in 2009, one of their warm-up matches ahead of the Ashes was against the England Lions. Moore was selected in the team and against a bowling attack composed of Brett Lee
, Mitchell Johnson
, and Stuart Clark
he registered an innings of 120.
In his first one-day game for Lancashire Moore scored 118 against Surrey
in the CB40. Although Lancashire lost the match, Moore's innings was a personal best, eclipsing his previous highest score in the format of 105. It was his first one-day century since 2006. Moore followed up this success with a second century, this time against his old club. His innings of 105 not out
in May guided Lancashire to a nine-wicket win over Worcestershire. His 2010 season came to a premature end in late July when he dislocated his shoulder while fielding in Lancashire's Twenty20 quarter-final
. Surgery on the shoulder was required. While he experienced success in the one-day game up to that point in the season, averaging nearly 50 from eight matches, Moore's performance in the County Championship was below par, scoring 426 runs from nine matches with two half-centuries and a highest score of 61.
The opening fixture of the 2011 season was the MCC
against county champions Nottinghamshire in Abu Dhabi in March. Moore was one of two Lancashire players to be selected for the MCC, and it marked Moore's return to competitive cricket since his shoulder injury the previous year. Moore scored his first County Championship for Lancashire in the penultimate round of the 2011 competition. His innings of 169 not out helped Lancashire to a 222-run win over Hampshire
. In the final match of the season Lancashire won the County Championship and afterwards Moore was awarded his county cap
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Moore is a right-handed opening batsman (and part-time right-arm medium pace bowler) who plays 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...
for Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
. He previously played for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
from 2003 until 2009. Educated at St Stithians College
St Stithians College
St Stithians College is a Methodist church school situated on the border of Randburg and Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. It follows a co-ordinate educational model within a village of schools consisting of boys' and girls' colleges, boys' and girls' preparatory schools, and a junior...
in Johannesburg and at Exeter University, from which he graduated MEng
Meng
Meng can refer to the following:* Master of Engineering , an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering, the symbol used for the labiodental nasal consonantal sound...
, Moore is also a keen saxophonist.
Worcestershire
His highest score is 246, scored against DerbyshireDerbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in May 2005.
In 2008 he was the first player to reach 1,000 runs for the season, during the course of an innings of 139 against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. He finished the season as the highest scorer in first-class cricket with 1451 runs. When the Australians toured in 2009, one of their warm-up matches ahead of the Ashes was against the England Lions. Moore was selected in the team and against a bowling attack composed of Brett Lee
Brett Lee
Brett Lee is an Australian cricketer.After breaking into the Australian Test team, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket...
, Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)
Mitchell Guy Johnson is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman. He was awarded the International Cricket Council's 2009 "Cricketer of the Year" award, the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.-Career:...
, and Stuart Clark
Stuart Clark
Stuart Rupert Clark is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
he registered an innings of 120.
Lancashire
At the end of 2009 season Moore left Worcestershire, invoking a clause in his contract that allowed him to leave following the club's relegation from the first division of the County Championship. He was one of four payers to leave the club. Soon after, Moores igned a two-year contract with Lancashire. Shortly after signing for Lancashire Moore was included in England's newly formed Performance Programme squad. The squad consisted of players on the fringes of international selection on standby to step into the full England squad in the event of an injury. In the event, Moore was not called up to the England squad.In his first one-day game for Lancashire Moore scored 118 against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in the CB40. Although Lancashire lost the match, Moore's innings was a personal best, eclipsing his previous highest score in the format of 105. It was his first one-day century since 2006. Moore followed up this success with a second century, this time against his old club. His innings of 105 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
in May guided Lancashire to a nine-wicket win over Worcestershire. His 2010 season came to a premature end in late July when he dislocated his shoulder while fielding in Lancashire's Twenty20 quarter-final
2010 Friends Provident t20
The 2010 Friends Provident t20 tournament was the inaugural Friends Provident t20 Twenty20 cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties. The competition ran from 1 June 2010 until the finals day at The Rose Bowl on 14 August 2010...
. Surgery on the shoulder was required. While he experienced success in the one-day game up to that point in the season, averaging nearly 50 from eight matches, Moore's performance in the County Championship was below par, scoring 426 runs from nine matches with two half-centuries and a highest score of 61.
The opening fixture of the 2011 season was the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
against county champions Nottinghamshire in Abu Dhabi in March. Moore was one of two Lancashire players to be selected for the MCC, and it marked Moore's return to competitive cricket since his shoulder injury the previous year. Moore scored his first County Championship for Lancashire in the penultimate round of the 2011 competition. His innings of 169 not out helped Lancashire to a 222-run win over Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. In the final match of the season Lancashire won the County Championship and afterwards Moore was awarded his county cap
Cricket cap
A cricket cap is a type of soft cap, often made from felt that is a traditional form of headwear for players of the game of cricket, regardless of age or gender. It is usually a tight-fitting skullcap, usually made of six or eight sections, with a small crescent shaped brim that points downwards...
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