Steve_Gordon_(cricketer)

Steve Gordon (Cayman Islands cricketer)

Steve Gordon (Cayman Islands cricketer)

Caymanian cricketer

Not to be confused with Steve Gordon (Jamaican 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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Cricinfo profile
  2. [2]
    Cricket Archive profile
  3. [3]
    Teams played for by Steve Gordon at CricketArchive
  4. [4]
    First-class matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
  5. [5]
    Other matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
  6. [6]
    List A matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
  7. [7]
    2002 Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
  8. [8]
    2004 Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
  9. [9]
    Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at Cricket Archive
  10. [10]
    Twenty20 matches played by Steve Gordon at Cricket Archive
  11. [11]
    Matches in which Steve Gordon won an award at Cricket Archive
  12. [12]
    2006 ICC Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
  13. [13]
    Squads for 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three at CricketEurope
  14. [14]
    2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three at CricketEurope
  15. [15]
    "Cayman Cricket preps for World Cup qualifiers in Argentina". Cayman Compass. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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