Tony Steele
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John Anthony Steele, better known as Tony Steele, is a first class cricketer who played 15 Sheffield Shield matches for New South Wales
from 1968/69 to 1970/71. He toured New Zealand with an Australian party in 1969/70, playing 3 matches for Australia B against New Zealand and 3 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.
A right-handed batsman, he appeared in 22 first class matches in all between 1968 and 1971, scoring 1,168 runs at 36.5 with three hundreds against Queensland (158), South Australia (152) and Western Australia (123). He also scored 5 fifties and took 27 catches and, as an occasional wicket keeper, completed 2 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 was born on November 13, 1942 in Waverley
, Sydney
, New South Wales
and educated at North Sydney Boys High School
.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
from 1968/69 to 1970/71. He toured New Zealand with an Australian party in 1969/70, playing 3 matches for Australia B against New Zealand and 3 for the Australians against domestic first class teams. His games against New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
do not count as Test Matches although New Zealand fielded their full strength Test team.
A right-handed batsman, he appeared in 22 first class matches in all between 1968 and 1971, scoring 1,168 runs at 36.5 with three hundreds against Queensland (158), South Australia (152) and Western Australia (123). He also scored 5 fifties and took 27 catches and, as an occasional wicket keeper, completed 2 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 was born on November 13, 1942 in Waverley
Waverley, New South Wales
Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waverley is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council....
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and educated at North Sydney Boys High School
North Sydney Boys High School
North Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia.- History :...
.