Full name Steven John Croft
Born October 11, 1984, Blackpool, Lancashire
Current age 36 years 104 days
Major teams Auckland, Lancashire, Lancashire Cricket Board, Northern Districts
Nickname Crofty
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Highfield High, Blackpool; Myerscough College
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 180 | 275 | 27 | 8462 | 156 | 34.12 | 16779 | 50.43 | 13 | 51 | 182 | 0 | ||
List A | 157 | 140 | 24 | 4252 | 127 | 36.65 | 3 | 31 | 78 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 195 | 179 | 40 | 4148 | 94* | 29.84 | 3374 | 122.94 | 0 | 24 | 316 | 125 | 114 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 180 | 5375 | 2980 | 72 | 6/41 | 9/105 | 41.38 | 3.32 | 74.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
List A | 157 | 2787 | 2561 | 62 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 41.30 | 5.51 | 44.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 195 | 123 | 1654 | 2049 | 73 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 28.06 | 7.43 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | Oxford UCCE v Lancashire at Oxford, May 25-27, 2005 scorecard |
Last First-class | Yorkshire v Lancashire at Leeds, Aug 22-25, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | 2003 |
Last List A | Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton, May 12, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Derbyshire v Lancashire at Derby, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Birmingham, Oct 4, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Lancashire | v Notts | Birmingham | 4 Oct 2020 | T20 |
41 | Lancashire | v Sussex | Hove | 1 Oct 2020 | T20 |
36 | Lancashire | v Leics | Manchester | 20 Sep 2020 | T20 |
0 | Lancashire | v Durham | Manchester | 18 Sep 2020 | T20 |
58, 0/7 | Lancashire | v Yorkshire | Manchester | 17 Sep 2020 | T20 |
0/15, 27 | Lancashire | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 14 Sep 2020 | T20 |
37, 1/7 | Lancashire | v Notts | Nottingham | 11 Sep 2020 | T20 |
38, 2/29 | Lancashire | v Derbyshire | Leeds | 31 Aug 2020 | T20 |
0/12 | Lancashire | v Leics | Leicester | 29 Aug 2020 | T20 |
2, 1/7 | Lancashire | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 27 Aug 2020 | T20 |
Steven Croft etched an indelible mark on the county's history in 2011 by hitting the winning runs on the fourth day of the final County Championship match, against Somerset at Taunton, to clinch the county's first outright title in 77 years. It capped a memorable season in which he had also captained Lancashire's one-day side, notably leading them to a place at the Friends Life T20 finals day.