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| Full name | Gavin Byron Stevens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 February 1932 Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952-53 to 1958-59 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gavin Byron Stevens (born 29 February 1932 in Glenelg, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played in four Tests in the 1959-60 season.
An opening batsman, Stevens made his debut for South Australia in 1952-53. He scored consistently in the Sheffield Shield in 1956-57, 1957-58, and in 1958-59, when he made 951 runs in the season at 59.43 with three centuries.[1] In December 1958, against New South Wales in Sydney, he made 57 and 259 not out.[2]
He was selected for Australia's tour to Pakistan and India in 1959-60 and played two Tests in each country with a top score of 28 against Pakistan in Karachi, before contracting a severe case of hepatitis. Although he recovered, he never played first-class cricket again.[3]
References
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Gavin Stevens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "New South Wales v South Australia 1958-59". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Gavin Stevens". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.