Stephen Adshead

Stephen John Adshead (born 29 January 1980 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is an English first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper who, in nearly 10 years as a first-class cricketer, played for Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire and Worcestershire.

Steve Adshead

Personal information
Full name	Stephen John Adshead
Born	(1980-01-29) 29 January 1980 Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–2013	Herefordshire
2010	Derbyshire
2004–2009	Gloucestershire (squad no. 6)
2003	Shropshire
2003	Worcestershire
2001	Leicestershire Cricket Board
2000–2002	Leicestershire
1999	Herefordshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 77 104 49 Runs scored 3304 1580 424 Batting average 31.46 22.89 16.30 100s/50s 3/17 0/8 0/1 Top score 156* 87 81 Catches/stumpings 205/15 109/31 18/17
Source: Cricinfo, 28 April 2024

Adshead's first-class best of 156 not out came against Essex in 2009.

He was released by Gloucestershire at the end of the 2009 season, having played 70 of his 77 first-class games for the county. In all he scored 3304 runs, including 3 hundreds, at 32.05 and took 205 catches and completed 15 stumpings. He scored 1580 runs in 104 list A one-day matches, taking 109 catches and 31 stumpings. He also played 49 Twenty20 matches.

Adshead recorded a score of 240* coming from just 169 deliveries on Saturday 5 May 2012 playing for Astwood Bank 1st XI.