Stephenson played as an allrounder for his native Barbados together with Tasmania, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire and Sussex in his cricketing career.
[1] During the following winter, Stephenson joined a rebel West Indies team, led by Lawrence Rowe, that twice toured South Africa.
With county cricket sides having now only one overseas player, Stephenson came to the club as a replacement for fellow all-rounders Clive Rice and Richard Hadlee.
Stephenson's attained the batting aspect of the double by notching a century in each innings against Yorkshire in Notts final match of the season.
Stephenson continued to earn acclaim for his notable all round feats along with his effective use of slower balls in both the First Class and List A forms of the game.