Steve Gordon (cricketer)

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Personal information
Steve Gordon
Cayman Islands
Full name	Steve Constantine Gordon
Born	22 November 1967 (1967-11-22) (age 40)
	Jamaica
Role	Batsman
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1988-1994	Jamaica
First-class debut	5 April 1988: Jamaica v Lancashire
Last First-class	31 August 2005: Cayman Islands v Canada
List A debut	11 October 2000: Cayman Islands v Guyana
Last List A	17 October 2000: Cayman Islands v Windward Islands
Career statistics
	First-class	List A	Twenty20
Matches	4	4	2
Runs scored	138	86	34
Batting average	19.71	28.66	17.00
100s/50s	0/1	0/1	0/0
Top score	65	56*	18

Overs	0	1	0
Wickets	-	0	-
Bowling average	-	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	0	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	-	0/11	-
Catches/stumpings	3/0	1/0	1/0
As of 9 September 2007 Source: [1]

Steve Constantine Gordon (born 22 November 1967 in Jamaica)^[1] is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler,^[2] he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2000, having previously represented Jamaica.^[3]

[edit] Biography

Steve Gordon first played cricket for his native Jamaica in April 1988, playing a first-class match against Lancashire. He played just one more game for Jamaica, another first-class match, this time against the Windward Islands in February 1994.^[4]

He first played for the Cayman Islands in August 2000, making his debut against the USA at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in the ICC Americas Championship.^[5] He made his List A debut that October, playing for the Cayman Islands against Guyana, Bermuda, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands in Antigua.^[6]

He played in the following two Americas Championship tournaments; in 2002,^[5] when the Cayman Islands finished as runners-up,^[7] and in 2004,^[5] when the Caymans finished fourth.^[8] He next played for the Cayman Islands in February 2005 when he played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur^[5] with the Caymans finishing in 5th place after beating Kuwait in a play-off.^[9]

He returned to first-class cricket in August 2005, playing two matches for the Cayman Islands in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club against Bermuda and Canada.^[4] In July the following year, he played in the inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament, playing two matches against the Bahamas and Trinidad & Tobago before the Cayman Islands were knocked out.^[10] He played in the Americas Championship the following month, winning the man of the match award against Canada^[11] as the Caymans finished fourth ahead of Argentina.^[12]

He most recently played for the Cayman Islands in Division Three of the World Cricket League^[13] in Darwin, Australia, with the Cayman Islands finishing fourth after losing a play-off to Papua New Guinea.^[14]