Stephen Charles Booth (born 30 October 1963, Leeds, England) was a first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1985.
Born at Cross Gates in Leeds, Booth attended Boston Spa Comprehensive School and made his debut as a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler in a Somerset side boasting such talents as Joel Garner and Viv Richards.
In 33 first-class matches he took 87 wickets, with a best of 4/26, at an average of 36.31. He scored 202 runs, with a highest score of 42, at 10.63.
Peter Roebuck nicknamed him 'Heathcliff' in his published diary of a county season.
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