 He hit his own highest score, an unbeaten 147 in 200 minutes with one six and 19 fours, against Nottinghamshire at Bath in 1962, within two weeks of his 42nd birthday.Stephenson played in the first few first-class matches of the 1964 season as Somerset captain and wicketkeeper, but was then injured.In his absence, the side was captained by the veteran Australian Alley, and Peter Eele, who had deputised for Stephenson in the injury-hit 1958 season, returned to keep wicket.