David Steele (cricketer, born 1869)
David Aubrey Steele was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Hampshire and Scotland. Steele was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow and played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Steele played as an all-rounder.
Steele began representing Hampshire in 1886, the season after Hampshire lost their first-class status. Steele represented Hampshire in 40 non first-class matches until they regained their first-class status in the 1895 County Championship. Also during this time Steele played for Scotland in two non first-class matches against Gloucestershire.
Steele made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1895 County Championship against Leicestershire. Hosie represented the county in 163 first-class matches, with his final match for Hampshire coming against Kent in 1906. In his 163 first-class matches for the county he scored 3,418 runs at a batting average of 13.89, with nine half centuries and a high score of 80 against Leicestershire in 1899. With the ball Steele took 135 wickets at a bowling average of 34.28, with four five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/32 against Somerset in 1897. In the field Steele took 132 catches and made 5 stumpings.
Steele also played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South in 1903. Additionally, in 1906 Steele made his final appearance for Scotland, in a non first-class match against LC Braund's XI.
Steele died at Caterham, Surrey on 25 March 1935.
