Steven Andrew Patterson (born 3 October 1983)
is a former English
first class cricketer, who played for
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of 18 first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Yorkshire. Yorkshire are the most successful team in English cricketing hi ...
.
A tall
seam bowler
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Seam bowling is generally classed ...
and right hand lower order batsman, Patterson made his first-class debut in 2005 against
Bangladesh A, having first played
one-day cricket for his native county in 2002. Patterson attended
Leeds University
, mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased
, established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds
, ...
from 2002 to 2005, where he studied mathematics whilst playing part-time for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Six first-class matches, up to the end of 2006, brought him 85 runs at 14.16, with a best score of 46 and two wickets.
Patterson secured a regular
County Championship
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place in the side at the start of the 2010 season.
Patterson was appointed as captain of the side for the 2019 season, and continued in that role until 2022. In September 2022 he announced his retirement.
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Yorkshire cricketers
Cricketers from Beverley
English cricketers
Yorkshire Cricket Board cricketers
English cricketers of the 21st century
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