Harold Stephenson
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Harold William Stephenson (18 July 1920 – 23 April 2008) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset. He captained Somerset from 1960 until his retirement in 1964.
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Full name | Harold William Stephenson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1920-07-18)18 July 1920 Haverton Hill, County Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 April 2008(2008-04-23) (aged 87) England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1944–1947 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1948–1964 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1968 | Dorset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 5 May 1948 Somerset v Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 23 May 1964 Somerset v Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2009 |
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Stephenson is easily the most successful wicket-keeper in history for Somerset, and is the county's only cricketer to have taken 1000 dismissals. He also holds the county record for the most stumpings in a season as well as most catches in a season.