Injury forces Surrey spinner Steel to retire
Cameron Steel was part of the Surrey squad that won three County Championship titles in a row from 2022 to 2024
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Surrey leg-spinner Cameron Steel has retired with immediate effect having been unable to recover from a long-standing ankle injury.
The 30-year-old American joined Surrey in 2021, initially on loan, and won three County Championship titles with the club from 2022 to 2024.
"Playing cricket for a living, and particularly for Surrey, has been the best time of my life," Steel told the club website, external.
"The last 18 months have been frustrating, and I'm gutted to be retiring on medical grounds."
Steel began his career with Middlesex and moved to Durham before joining Surrey, where he made 74 appearances, including 25 first-class matches.
After injuring his ankle in 2024, Steel underwent surgery in February 2025 and returned to action that summer, making six appearances in the County Championship.
However, complications from the injury limited his availability and he underwent a second operation in September that year and has not played since.
Steel retires with 117 wickets and 3,564 runs from 132 career appearances across red and white-ball cricket.
"Cricket had become something I was watching, rather than doing, with too much time in the Oval's windowless gym and not enough time out in the middle," Steel said.
"I've always prided myself on working hard and doing everything I can to improve, and I gave my all to get back on the park. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be."
