Steven Sylvester

Steven Sylvester
Born	(1968-09-26) September 26, 1968 Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation(s)	Cricketer, Chartered Psychologist, Author
Known for	English cricketer; Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society

Steven Antony Sylvester (born 26 September 1968) is a former English cricketer and a Chartered Psychologist, recognized as an Associate Fellow by the British Psychological Society (BPS). Born in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, he was a right-handed batsman and bowled left-arm fast-medium. In addition to cricket, Sylvester played Academy-level football for Oxford United during the early 1980s.

Sylvester's first-class cricket debut came with Middlesex in the 1991 County Championship. Over the course of 1991 and 1992, he participated in five matches, claiming four wickets at an average of 80.00, with his best bowling figures recorded as 2/34. His List A debut for Middlesex occurred in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup, where he featured in two games and took one wicket while conceding 83 runs.

Beginning in 1991, Sylvester also represented Buckinghamshire in Minor Counties cricket until 1996. During this period, he made six appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and played twice in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. In 1993, he appeared once in List A cricket for Nottinghamshire and played a single first-class match for them in 1994, where he took one wicket and remained unbeaten with six runs.

Between 1997 and 1999, Sylvester competed for Hertfordshire in Minor Counties cricket. His tenure included eleven matches in the Minor Counties Championship and four in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. He also played four List A games for Hertfordshire from 1999 to 2000, taking three wickets at an average of 46.00, with his best performance being 2/31.

Although Sylvester retired from professional cricket in 1994, he pursued academic qualifications and holds a master's degree in psychology. He is accredited as a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol.) and is an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society. Additionally, he is registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). As an author, Sylvester published his first book, Detox Your Ego, through Headline Publishing Group in 2016 and is currently working on a follow-up volume within a series.

External links

• Steve Sylvester at ESPNcricinfo
• Steve Sylvester at CricketArchive