Stephen ("Steve") Oldham (born 26 July 1948,

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) is an English former

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er, who played for

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from 1974 to 1979 and from 1984 to 1985, and for

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in the intervening years 1980 to 1983. Oldham made his debut for Yorkshire in the 1974

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, taking 3 wickets for 7 runs in an innings victory for the team. He appeared exclusively in the Second XI during 1975, and rejuvenated his first-team career the following year. Oldham stayed with the Yorkshire first-team until 1979, and moved the following season to Derbyshire. In the 1981 season, Oldham was a member of the Derbyshire team that won the National Westminster Bank Trophy. In 1982, he achieved his best bowling performance of 7 for 78 against

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. In 1984, Oldham moved back to Yorkshire, where, after a season of more consistent batting and fielding from other squad members, he was to find himself out of the first team. He played two more first-class matches during his career, and rounded off his game with

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action in 1989. In 1993, the then 45-year-old Oldham played in two games for Yorkshire's Second XI, before ending his involvement with the game. Oldham was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 273 first-class wickets at an average of 32.67, and a best performance of 7 for 78. He also took 240 wickets in one day competitions, with a best performance of 5 for 32. He was a right-handed batsman, and played 98 innings in 129 first-class matches at an average of 11.26, and with a top score of 50. He played 63 innings in 177 one day matches.Stephen Oldham at Cricket Archive
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