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| Full name | Stewart Anthony Seymour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1974 Ascot, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997-2001 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stewart Anthony Seymour (born 3 March 1974) is a former English cricketer. Seymour was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Ascot, Berkshire.
Off break is the type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.
Ascot is a small town in East Berkshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Windsor, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Bracknell and 25 miles (40 km) west of London. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the Royal Ascot meeting, and is reportedly one of the most valuable towns in England when taking into account the average house price. It is also one of the most expensive towns in Britain to rent a property. The town comprises three areas: Ascot itself, North Ascot and South Ascot. It is in the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot.
Berkshire is one of the home counties in England. It was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. The county town is Reading.
Seymour made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire in 1997 against Oxfordshire. From 1997 to 2001, he represented the county in 34 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 2001 Championship when Berkshire played Wales Minor Counties. [1] Seymour also played in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Berkshire. His debut in that competition came in 1997 when Berkshire played Shropshire. From 1997 to 2001, he represented the county in 16 Trophy matches, the last of which came when Berkshire played the Channel Islands in the 2001 MCCA Knockout Trophy. [2]
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Berkshire.
Oxfordshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Oxfordshire.
Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents all of the historic counties of Wales except Glamorgan and is currently the only non-English member of the Minor Counties Championship.
Additionally, he also played List-A matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against Lancashire in the 1997 NatWest Trophy. From 1997 to 2001, he represented the county in 6 List-A matches, with his final List-A match coming in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy when Berkshire played Essex at Sonning Lane in Reading. [3] In his 6 matches, he scored 90 runs at a batting average of 18.00, with a high score of 30. [4]
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire. The club has held first-class status since it was founded in 1864. Lancashire's home is Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Greater Manchester, England although the team also play matches at other grounds around the county. Lancashire was a founder member of the County Championship in 1890 and have won the competition nine times, most recently in 2011. The club's limited overs team is called Lancashire Lightning.
The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997. The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the first Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001. The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Leicestershire County Cricket Club by 41 runs in the final at Lord's.