Cameron Tate Steel (born 13 September 1995) is an English and American cricketer who plays for Surrey.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and right arm leg spin bowler.
Career
While studying at Durham University, Steel made his first-class debut for Durham MCCU against Derbyshire on 1 April 2014.[2] In October 2016, after his release from Middlesex, Steel signed for Durham ahead of the 2017 season.[3] He made his List A debut for Durham in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 27 April 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Durham in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 23 July 2017.[5] In 2017 he scored 224 for Durham against Leicestershire.[6]
Born in California, Steel holds a United States passport.[7] In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.[7]
On 18 April 2021, Steel signed for Hampshire on a two-month loan deal.[8] On 16 July 2021 Steel signed for Surrey on a two-year contract until the end of the 2023 season. For the remainder of the 2021 season he joined Surrey on loan[9] Steel was part of the Surrey team that won the 2022 County Championship.
On 18 September 2023, Steel signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey.[10] In the opening three rounds of the 2024 County Championship he was the competition's highest wicket-taker, with 20 wickets.[11]
References
- ^ "Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy". Emerging Cricket. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Durham MCCU, 1-3 April 2014". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Coughlin & Steel sign on for 2017". Durham County Cricket Club. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Durham v Derbyshire at Chester-le-Street, Apr 27, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "North Group, NatWest t20 Blast at Manchester, Jul 23". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Durham vs Leics, at Leicester, Aug 06 2017". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Hants sign Durham's Steel on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Steel joins Surrey on two-year deak". Kia Oval.
- ^ "Surrey trio pen new contracts". Kia Oval. 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Surrey demolish Kent to notch first win of the season". Cricinfo. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
External links
- Cameron Steel at ESPNcricinfo
- Cameron Steel at CricketArchive (subscription required)