Stevenson was born in Derby, the son of James Henry Stevenson, an ironmonger, and his wife Elizabeth.British Census 1881 RG11 3454/104 p40 He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1904 season in a first-class match in May against London County captained by WG Grace. In the match, he made his top score of 9 and took a wicket. Stevenson's only County Championship match came against Essex a month later, in which he bowled economically without taking a wicket and made zero and 1 from the tailend.
