Cameron Steel

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Cameron Steel
Personal information
Full name
Cameron Tate Steel
Born (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995
Greenbrae, California, U.S.
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2016Middlesex (squad no. 22)
2014–2016Durham MCCU
2017–2021Durham (squad no. 14)
2021→ Hampshire (on loan)
2021→ Surrey (on loan)
2022–2026Surrey (squad no. 44)
FC debut1 April 2014 Durham MCCU v Derbyshire
LA debut27 April 2017 Durham v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 66 42 24
Runs scored 2,733 666 165
Batting average 27.05 20.18 16.50
100s/50s 4/13 0/5 0/0
Top score 224 77 37
Balls bowled 3,024 1,477 264
Wickets 60 45 12
Bowling average 35.18 32.00 36.33
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/25 4/33 3/41
Catches/stumpings 30/– 19/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 August 2025

Cameron Tate Steel (born 13 September 1995) is an English and American former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right arm leg spinner at the domestic level in England from 2014 to 2026.

Career

While studying at Durham University, Steel made his first-class debut for Durham MCCU against Derbyshire on 1 April 2014.[1] In October 2016, after his release from Middlesex, Steel signed for Durham ahead of the 2017 season.[2] He made his List A debut for Durham in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 27 April 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Durham in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 23 July 2017.[4] In 2017 he scored 224 for Durham against Leicestershire.[5]

Born in California, Steel holds a United States passport.[6] 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.[6]

On 18 April 2021, Steel signed for Hampshire on a two-month loan deal.[7] 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[8] 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.[9] In the opening three rounds of the 2024 County Championship he was the competition's highest wicket-taker, with 20 wickets.[10]

Steel retired from cricket in April 2026 due to complications from an ankle injury he suffered in 2024.[11]

References

  1. "Derbyshire v Durham MCCU, 1-3 April 2014". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. "Coughlin & Steel sign on for 2017". Durham County Cricket Club. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Durham v Derbyshire at Chester-le-Street, Apr 27, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. "North Group, NatWest t20 Blast at Manchester, Jul 23". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. "Durham vs Leics, at Leicester, Aug 06 2017". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. "Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. "Hants sign Durham's Steel on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. "Steel joins Surrey on two-year deak". Kia Oval.
  9. "Surrey trio pen new contracts". Kia Oval. 18 September 2023.
  10. "Surrey demolish Kent to notch first win of the season". Cricinfo. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  11. "Cameron Steel: Surrey leg-spinner announces immediate retirement". BBC Sport. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.