Steve Goldsmith (cricketer)
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Steve Clive Goldsmith is a former English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. During his career, he played First-class cricket for Kent
and Derbyshire
.
Goldsmith was a strong all-rounder, capable with the bat and ball in limited-overs cricket. Though the longer form of the game was more hurtful to his career, causing him to bat more aggressively as his career progressed, his quality defensive action was perfect for the time he played.
Educated at Canterbury's Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
under the watchful eye of Games Master Robert Harriott http://www.cricket-online.com/player.php?player_id=40535, Steve joined the staff of Kent County Cricket Club, in 1986 before joining Derbyshire and making his debut against Cambridge University and started playing County Cricket for them in the 1987 season. Having shown himself capable of batting at number six, with innings including a half century within his first two games, he finished the season with a commendable thirty average, finding it necessary to slog the ball around the field in the search for runs.
Goldsmith made two centuries in County cricket, but suffered an injury in 1992, a gash which effectively ended his career, despite this season being his highest in terms of first-class average. Upon leaving Derbyshire in 1992, he moved to Norfolk
, where he lasted nearly a decade, playing in the Minor Counties Championship finals of 1996 and 2002.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
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. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. During his career, he played First-class cricket for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
and Derbyshire
Derbyshire 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...
.
Goldsmith was a strong all-rounder, capable with the bat and ball in limited-overs cricket. Though the longer form of the game was more hurtful to his career, causing him to bat more aggressively as his career progressed, his quality defensive action was perfect for the time he played.
Educated at Canterbury's Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys is a selective boys school of over 1000 pupils and staff, located in the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent. It holds both Foundation and Grammar school status and has 'specialist college' status in science....
under the watchful eye of Games Master Robert Harriott http://www.cricket-online.com/player.php?player_id=40535, Steve joined the staff of Kent County Cricket Club, in 1986 before joining Derbyshire and making his debut against Cambridge University and started playing County Cricket for them in the 1987 season. Having shown himself capable of batting at number six, with innings including a half century within his first two games, he finished the season with a commendable thirty average, finding it necessary to slog the ball around the field in the search for runs.
Goldsmith made two centuries in County cricket, but suffered an injury in 1992, a gash which effectively ended his career, despite this season being his highest in terms of first-class average. Upon leaving Derbyshire in 1992, he moved to Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, where he lasted nearly a decade, playing in the Minor Counties Championship finals of 1996 and 2002.
External links
- Steve Goldsmith at Cricket Archive