Steve Snell
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Stephen David Snell is an English cricket
er who plays for minor county side Hertfordshire and Somerset as third choice wicket keeper. He is a right-handed batsman.
Snell started his career at Hampshire
but after failing to breakthrough signed for Gloucestershire in 2004. After spending a season playing second XI cricket he got his first-class
debut in 2005 against Bangladesh A
, scoring 83 not out to help his side recover from 72/7. He finished the season with a number of List A matches and by making his county debut, solely as a batsman.
Snell made few first-team appearances in 2006 but in 2007 played four first-class matches because of injury to regular keeper Stephen Adshead
. Another injury to Adshead at the start of the 2008 season enabled Snell to score his first championship fifty against Glamorgan
, and a maiden first-class hundred against Worcestershire
. His good form continued and he was able to cement his position as first-choice keeper in four-day cricket although Adshead continued to keep in limited-overs cricket. In August 2008 he was rewarded with a three-year contract.
Snell played the 2010/11 season for the Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club, in the Victorian Premier Cricket
competition. He then turned out for Hertfordshire
in 2011. In August 2011, with both first choice keepers on England duty, he played for Somerset
in a CB40 game against Essex
, before playing in a County Championship game against Hampshire
. He then joined the Somerset squad in the opening qualifier of the Champions League qualifier
against Auckland Aces
in Hyderabad, a game in which Snell won the man of the match award for his 32 not out
, and eliminate Auckland from the competition.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who plays for minor county side Hertfordshire and Somerset as third choice wicket keeper. He is a right-handed batsman.
Snell started his career at Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
but after failing to breakthrough signed for Gloucestershire in 2004. After spending a season playing second XI cricket he got his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut in 2005 against Bangladesh A
Bangladesh A cricket team
The Bangladesh A cricket team is a cricket team representing Bangladesh, and is the "second tier" of international Bangladeshi cricket below the full Bangladeshi cricket team. The team played its first game, against the full Pakistan side, in 2001/02...
, scoring 83 not out to help his side recover from 72/7. He finished the season with a number of List A matches and by making his county debut, solely as a batsman.
Snell made few first-team appearances in 2006 but in 2007 played four first-class matches because of injury to regular keeper Stephen Adshead
Stephen Adshead
Stephen John Adshead is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper who, in nearly six years as a first-class cricketer, has played for Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire and Worcestershire.Adshead's first-class best of 156 not out came against Essex in 2009.He...
. Another injury to Adshead at the start of the 2008 season enabled Snell to score his first championship fifty against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
, and a maiden first-class hundred against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. His good form continued and he was able to cement his position as first-choice keeper in four-day cricket although Adshead continued to keep in limited-overs cricket. In August 2008 he was rewarded with a three-year contract.
Snell played the 2010/11 season for the Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club, in the Victorian Premier Cricket
Victorian Premier Cricket
Victorian Premier Cricket is the elite club cricket competition in the state of Victoria, administered by Cricket Victoria. Each club fields four teams of adult players and usually play on weekends and public holidays. Matches are played on turf wickets under limited-time rules, with most results...
competition. He then turned out for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in 2011. In August 2011, with both first choice keepers on England duty, he played for Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in a CB40 game against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
, before playing in a County Championship game against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. He then joined the Somerset squad in the opening qualifier of the Champions League qualifier
2011 Champions League Twenty20
The Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011 was the third edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 23 September to 9 October 2011. It was the first season after Nokia replaced Bharti Airtel as the tournament's title sponsor...
against Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces
The Auckland domestic cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 26 Plunket Shield titles, eight Domestic One Day Championships and the HRV...
in Hyderabad, a game in which Snell won the man of the match award for his 32 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
, and eliminate Auckland from the competition.