1. Steven Thomas Finn was born on 4 April 1989 and is a former English cricketer.
53 Facts About Steven Finn
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Steven Finn was a right-arm fast bowler, who bats right-handed.
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Steven Finn made his England Test debut in 2010 against Bangladesh.
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Steven Finn is a supporter of Watford FC and a former county basketball player.
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Steven Finn played locally for Langleybury CC and West Herts CC, and later in his career for Hampstead Cricket Club.
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Steven Finn made his first-class debut for Middlesex on 1 June 2005, playing against Cambridge UCCE at Fenner's.
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Steven Finn became Middlesex's youngest first-class debutant, beating the record set by 16-year-old Fred Titmus in 1949.
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Steven Finn was not re-engaged by Middlesex following the 2021 season and signed a contract with Sussex for the 2022 season, where he took 21 wickets in 19 appearances.
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Steven Finn played for Manchester Originals in the inaugural season of The Hundred, where he set a record for the most runs conceded in the competition - fifty-one from his fifteen deliveries.
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Steven Finn toured South Africa with the England Under-16 squad in 2005.
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Steven Finn played in two Under-19 Test matches and three Under-19 ODIs against the Indian side that toured England in 2006, and in seven Under-19 ODIs in Malaysia in early 2007.
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Steven Finn impressed the selectors, and was short-listed for the 2009 World Twenty20 though was not picked for the final team.
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Steven Finn played a tour match the day after arriving, and took three wickets in some economical spells of bowling across the two innings, and subsequently leapfrogged Liam Plunkett and Ajmal Shahzad to be picked for the first Test match on 12 March 2010.
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Steven Finn was aged just 20, and became the 647th man to play Test cricket for England.
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Steven Finn played in both Test matches, which England won by 181 runs and 10 wickets respectively.
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Steven Finn was not selected for the ODI series against Australia and Bangladesh, but returned for the Test series against Pakistan.
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Steven Finn was quietly effective; though he did not bowl as much as fellow pace-bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, he picked up 13 wickets at an average of 22.92.
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Steven Finn was part of a useful 49-run unbeaten last-wicket partnership with Matt Prior in the first Test, which enabled Prior to reach a century despite only having 63 runs when Steven Finn came to the crease.
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Steven Finn took a further 8 wickets in the next two Tests, as England won in Adelaide before Australia squared the series at Perth.
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Steven Finn finished with 14 wickets at an average of 33.14.
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An injury to James Anderson opened up a gap in England's bowling attack and Steven Finn was chosen as his replacement.
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Anderson returned to fitness in time for the next Test and Steven Finn was dropped to make room for him.
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Towards the end of the season, Steven Finn's bowling was frequently reaching 90 miles per hour.
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Steven Finn played three ODIs during England's 2011 home season, taking four wickets.
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Steven Finn played in the second test against Sri Lanka, a game England needed to win to keep hold of their number one Test ranking.
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Steven Finn was selected in the side for the second Test against South Africa, having missed out on selection for the first match.
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Steven Finn played in the first ODI between the two sides, but the match was abandoned due to rain.
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Steven Finn was selected in the England squad for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.
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However, they lost their next game against India, although Steven Finn took two wickets.
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Steven Finn took the wicket of Keiron Pollard in the next group game, but England again lost, this time by 15 runs.
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Steven Finn was named in the T20I XI of the year by Cricinfo.
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Steven Finn was selected as part of the Test squad that toured India in 2012.
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England won the game by seven wickets, but Steven Finn did not keep his place for the final match of the series.
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Steven Finn was selected in the squad for the tour of New Zealand, which began with three T20 Internationals.
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Steven Finn played in all three test matches in the series in New Zealand.
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Steven Finn was not required to bowl in the second innings as James Anderson and Stuart Broad ripped through the New Zealand batting line up.
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Steven Finn was selected in the England squad for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy but only played a small part.
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Steven Finn was selected in the team for the first Ashes Test against Australia.
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Steven Finn was recalled to the side for the third ODI at Trent Bridge.
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Steven Finn retained his place for the next match, but England suffered another heavy defeat, this time by nine wickets.
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Steven Finn was selected in the England squad for the Tri-Series against India and Australia.
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England lost the match and finished as runners up, with Steven Finn taking eleven wickets in the series.
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Steven Finn was selected in the 15 man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup which was to be held in Australia and New Zealand, making it Steven Finn's first 50 over World Cup.
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Steven Finn ended the match taking 5 wickets although eventually Australia won the match by 111 runs.
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Steven Finn played no further part in the tournament as England were eliminated at the Group stage.
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Steven Finn was selected to play in the limited-overs part of New Zealand tour to England.
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Steven Finn was named as back-up in the first two tests in the series, and replaced Mark Wood in the third test at Edgbaston, making his first appearance in the England test team after two years.
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Steven Finn was ruled out of the final Test through injury, which England lost.
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Steven Finn played in the first Test against Pakistan, but did not take a wicket in the match as England lost by 75 runs.
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Steven Finn picked up an injury in Pakistan's second innings after bowling just two balls, and England went on to lose the match by ten wickets.
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On 4 June 2017, Steven Finn was called for the England squad for 2017 ICC Champions Trophy as the replacement for injured Chris Woakes.
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Steven Finn has stamina and strength and, now, he seems to have developed the skills to trouble good batsmen on good surfaces.
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Steven Finn has maintained a horrid, nagging length that has left batsmen unsure whether to play forward or back, he has nipped the ball both ways off the seam and gained some swing.