Cameron Steel

Cameron Tate Steel (born 13 September 1995) is an English and American cricketer who plays for Surrey.^[1] He is a right-handed batsman and right arm leg spin bowler.

Cameron Steel

Personal information
Full name	Cameron Tate Steel
Born	(1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 29) Greenbrae, California, United States
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014–2016	Middlesex (squad no. 22)
2014–2016	Durham MCCU
2017–2021	Durham (squad no. 14)
2021	→ Hampshire (on loan)
2021	→ Surrey (on loan)
2022–present	Surrey (squad no. 44)
FC debut	1 April 2014 Durham MCCU v Derbyshire
LA debut	27 April 2017 Durham v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 65 37 24 Runs scored 2,706 589 165 Batting average 27.06 20.31 16.50 100s/50s 4/13 0/5 0/0 Top score 224 77 37 Balls bowled 3,012 1,269 264 Wickets 60 41 12 Bowling average 35.00 29.09 36.33 5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/25 4/33 3/41 Catches/stumpings 30/– 15/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 May 2025

Career

While studying at Durham University, Steel made his first-class debut for Durham MCCU against Derbyshire on 1 April 2014.^[2] In October 2016, after his release from Middlesex, Steel signed for Durham ahead of the 2017 season.^[3] He made his List A debut for Durham in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 27 April 2017.^[4] He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Durham in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 23 July 2017.^[5] In 2017 he scored 224 for Durham against Leicestershire.^[6]

Born in California, Steel holds a United States passport.^[7] In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.^[7]

On 18 April 2021, Steel signed for Hampshire on a two-month loan deal.^[8] On 16 July 2021 Steel signed for Surrey on a two-year contract until the end of the 2023 season. For the remainder of the 2021 season he joined Surrey on loan^[9] Steel was part of the Surrey team that won the 2022 County Championship.

On 18 September 2023, Steel signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey.^[10] In the opening three rounds of the 2024 County Championship he was the competition's highest wicket-taker, with 20 wickets.^[11]