▁bright est ▁students ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Ste ele ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁Ste ele ▁played ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁University . ▁ ▁His ▁first - class ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁against ▁Kent . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁which ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁first - class ▁matches . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁single ▁first - class ▁match ▁for ▁a ▁combined ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Univers ities ▁team ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁Austral ians . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁ 6 6 2 ▁runs ▁at ▁a ▁batt ing ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 4 . 5 1 ▁for ▁the ▁University , ▁with ▁three ▁half ▁centuries ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁century ▁high ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 0 3 *. ▁ ▁His ▁highest ▁score , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁his ▁highest ▁first - class ▁score , ▁came ▁against ▁Sus sex ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ball ▁he ▁took ▁ 1 6 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁a ▁bow ling ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 2 . 5 6 , ▁with ▁best ▁figures ▁of ▁ 3 / 1 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁that ▁Ste ele ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁List ▁A ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁against ▁War wick shire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁B enson ▁& ▁Hed ges ▁Cup . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁three ▁further ▁List ▁A ▁matches ▁for