Steve Gordon (Cayman Islands cricketer)
Steve Constantine Gordon (born 22 November 1967)[1] is a Cayman Islands cricket coach and former player. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler,[2] he debuted for the Cayman Islands national cricket team in 2000, having previously represented Jamaica.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Steve Constantine Gordon |
| Born | 22 November 1967 Jamaica |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Role | Batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1988–1994 | Jamaica |
| FC debut | 5 April 1988 Jamaica v Lancashire |
| Last FC | 31 August 2005 Cayman Islands v Canada |
| LA debut | 11 October 2000 Cayman Islands v Guyana |
| Last LA | 17 October 2000 Cayman Islands v Windward Islands |
| Career statistics | |
Source: CricketArchive, 9 September 2007 | |
Jamaica career
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]
Caymans career
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]
Coaching career
Gordon was appointed head coach of Cayman Islands for the 2023 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Sub-Regional Qualifier in Argentina.[15]
References
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ Cricket Archive profile
- ^ Teams played for by Steve Gordon at CricketArchive
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b c d Other matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
- ^ List A matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
- ^ 2002 Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
- ^ 2004 Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Twenty20 matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
- ^ Matches in which Steve Gordon won an award at Cricket Archive
- ^ 2006 ICC Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
- ^ Squads for 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three at CricketEurope
- ^ 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three at CricketEurope
- ^ "Cayman Cricket preps for World Cup qualifiers in Argentina". Cayman Compass. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.