Steven Lines

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Steven Lines

| country = England

| fullname = Steven John Lines

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|3|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Luton, Bedfordshire

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =

| family =

| club2 = Northamptonshire

| year2 = 1983

| club1 = Bedfordshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|1980–1990}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 29

| bat avg1 = 29.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 29

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 2

| runs2 = 3

| bat avg2 = 1.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 2

| deliveries2 = 66

| wickets2 = 4

| bowl avg2 = 10.25

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/28

| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| date = 2 August

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16590.html Cricinfo

}}

Steven John Lines (born 16 March 1963) is a former English cricketer. Lines was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire.

Lines made his debut for Bedfordshire against Buckinghamshire in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1980 to 1990, making 51 Minor Counties Championship appearances{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31008/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Steven Lines|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 August 2011}} and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31008/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Steven Lines|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 August 2011}} He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1982 NatWest Trophy. He was dismissed for a single run by Hallam Moseley in Bedfordshire's innings, while with the ball he took the wickets of Peter Roebuck, Ian Botham and Nigel Popplewell for the cost of 28 runs from 10 overs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42544.html|title=Bedfordshire v Somerset, 1982 NatWest Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 August 2011}} He made a further List A appearance against Gloucestershire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31008/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Steven Lines|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 August 2011}} In this match, he took the wicket of Kevin Curran for the cost of 13 runs from a single over, while with the bat he was dismissed for 2 runs by David Graveney.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46136.html|title=Bedfordshire v Gloucestershire, 1985 NatWest Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 August 2011}}

Lines also made a single first-class appearance, which came for Northamptonshire against Oxford University in 1983.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31008/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Steven Lines|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 August 2011}} He batted once in this match, scoring 29 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings before being dismissed by Jonathan Turnbull.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/43/43562.html|title=Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1983|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 August 2011}}