Steve Lugsden

Steven Lugsden (born 10 July 1976) is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Durham and Hampshire.

Lugsden was born at Gateshead in July 1976, and was educated at St Edmund Campion Roman Catholic Secondary. Considered one of the fastest bowlers in England, Lugsden made his debut in first-class cricket for Durham, then in their second season with first-class status, against Derbyshire at Durham in the 1993 County Championship. In 1994, he played for the England under-19 cricket team, playing in the Youth 'Test' series against India Under-19s. During the 1994 season, he also made four appearances for Durham in the County Championship, and played against the touring South Africans. with him taking the wicket of Paul Nixon. Lugsden missed the 1995 season with a stress facture to his back, one of a number of injuries throughout the season which saw Durham use 24 players. He resumed playing in 1996, when he made three appearances in County Championship, and in the 1997 County Championship he played just once against Worcestershire. His final season with Durham came in 1998, when he made three County Championship appearances.

Lugsden was released by Durham at the end of the 1998 season, and was subsequently signed on a one-year contract by Hampshire ahead of the 1999 season. However, he made just two first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1999 against Oxford University and the touring New Zealanders, Returning to the North East of England, Lugsden played club cricket for Gateshead Fell Cricket Club.