Stephen Amherst or Amhurst (1750 – 6 May 1814), was an English cricketer and organiser of cricket matches. Amherst was born in 1750. He is most associated with organising matches involving Kent teams towards the end of the 18th century. Amherst employed cricketers such as Thomas Boxall, a noted bowler who is believed to have been the first player to bowl legbreaks, and John Crawte, who he persuaded to move from the Hambledon Club in Hampshire. Both men played for Kent sides whilst employed by Amherst who built an indoor training centre in a converted barn for Boxall to use.