XI to Jamaica, and played in three representative matches, all of which were won by Jamaica. In the first of these, Jamaica scored 702 for 5 declared (George Headley 344 not out); Stevens's bowling figures were 2 for 194. In the second match, however, Stevens recorded one of his best bowling analyses, taking 8 for 87 in the Jamaicans' first innings. In the third game Stevens achieved figures of 3–199 in Jamaica's first innings, but came close to winning the match for Tennyson's XI with 4 for 63 in the second innings. First-class record In all first-class cricket, Stevens played in 243 matches. He scored 10,376 runs, average 29.56, with 12 centuries, highest score 182. He took 684 wickets, average 26.84, best analysis 8 for 38, and held 213 catches. Later life After his first-class cricket career was over, Stevens played in occasional minor matches, including several for The Forty Club in 1938–39. After the Second World War in which he served as a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer, he toured The Netherlands with the Free Foresters side, in August and September 1947 when he was 46 years old. He died at his home in Islington on 19 September 1970. Stevens was widely regarded as one of the finest amateur cricketers of his time. However, like other prominent amateurs of his era such as Gubby Allen and Douglas Jardine, he had to arrange his cricket around the demands of his working life. In his case this eventually proved too difficult, hence his early departure from the game. Commentators accept that, had he been able to spare more time for cricket, he would have improved his career record considerably. Alan Gibson, in his history of the England Test captaincy, comments on his modest Test figures: "[T]his is not sufficient evidence to say he would have been a poor Test player, had he been able to give himself more opportunities". Whether he would have proved a successful England captain, Gibson adds, is equally hard to say. Notes and references Notes Citations Sources Books Online Middlesex County Cricket Club archive Matchcards 1901 births 1970 deaths England Test cricketers England Test cricket captains English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Oxford University cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year People educated at University College School Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen cricketers North v South cricketers Harlequins cricketers Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of