Steve Sylvester (cricketer)

Steven Antony Sylvester (born 26 September 1968) is a former English cricketer and is now a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Sylvester was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.

Sylvester made his first-class debut for Middlesex against Glamorgan in the 1991 County Championship. He made 4 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring Pakistanis in 1992.[1] In his 5 first-class matches, he took 4 wickets at an expensive average of 80.00, with best figures of 2/34.[2] He made his List A debut for Middlesex against Minor Counties in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further List A appearance for Middlesex, against Surrey in the same competition.[3] He took a single wicket in these matches, at a cost of 83 runs.[4]

In the season he made his debut for Middlesex, he also made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire.[5] In 1993, he made a single List A appearance for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire in the 1993 AXA Equity & Law League.[3] The following season, he appeared in a single first-class match for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University.[1] In this match, he scored 6 unbeaten runs in Nottinghamshire's first-innings, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. With the ball, he took the wicket of Greg Macmillan in the Oxford first-innings for the cost 38 runs from 17 overs, while in their second-innings he bowled 5 wicket-less overs for the cost of 19 runs.[6] He continued to play Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire, before leaving the county at the end of the 1996 season, having made 6 Minor Counties Championship[5] and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[7]

He joined Hertfordshire in 1997, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against Lincolnshire.[7] He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1997 to 1999, playing 11 Minor Counties Championship matches[5] and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[7] He first appeared in List A cricket for Hertfordshire against the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. He made 3 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 4 matches, he took 3 wickets at an average of 46.00, with best figures of 2/31.[4]

He retired from professional cricket in 1994. Master’s degree in psychology, a Chartered Psychologist(CPsychol.) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). He has now achieved the status of Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) within the BPS for his contribution to psychology. He is also a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (hcpc).

References

  1. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Steve Sylvester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Steve Sylvester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "List A Matches played by Steve Sylvester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. 1 2 "List A Bowling For Each Team by Steve Sylvester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Oxford University v Nottinghamshire, 1994". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Steve Sylvester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

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